coreplastic 
coreplastic (kor-e-plas'tik), <i. 
-ic.] Of the nature of coreplasty: as, a core- 
plastic operation. 
coreplasty (kor'e-plas-ti), n. [< Gr. K6pi/, pu- 
pil, + ir/taoTof, verbal adj. of v/'Mcmeiv, form: 
see plastic.] In surg., any operation for form- 
ing an artificial pupil. 
core-print (kor'print), n. In molding, a piece 
whicn projects from a pattern to support the 
extremity of a core. 
corer (kor'er), n. An instrument for cutting 
the core out of fruit : as, an apple-eora'. 
COreses (kor'e-sez), n. pi. [NL., appar. an in- 
correct pi. of Gr. Kopif (pi. Kupeifi, a bedbug: 
from the resemblance in shape and color.] In 
lot., dark-red, broad, discoid bodies, found be- 
neath the epicarp of grapes. 
CO-residual (ko-re-zid'u-al), . [< co-l + re- 
sidual.] In math., a point on a cubic curve so 
related to any system of four points on the cubic 
(of which system it is said to be the co-residual) 
that, if any conic be described through those 
fixed points, the co-residual lies on a common 
chord of the cubic and conic. 
CO-respondent (ko-re-spon'dent), n. [< co- 1 + 
respondent.] In law, a joint respondent, or one 
proceeded against along with another or others 
in an action ; specifically, in Eng. law, a man 
charged with adultery, and made a party toge- 
ther with the wife to the husband's suit for di- 
vorce. 
coret (ko ' ret), n. [< NL. Coretus (Adanson, 
1757).] A kind of pond-snail of the family Lijm- 
nceidce and genus Planorbis (which see). 
Coretomia (kor-e-to'mi-a), n. [NL., < Gr. KO//, 
the pupil of the eye, + ro/ar/, a cutting, < ri/iveiv, 
cut. See anatomy.] Same as coretomy. 
COretomy (ko-ret'o-mi), n. [< NL. coretomia, 
q. v.] In surg., an operation for forming an 
artificial pupil, in which the iris is simply cut 
through without the removal of any part of it. 
Coreus (ko're-us), n. [NL. (Fabricius, 1803), < 
Gr. Kopif, a bedbug: see Cora and Corisa.] A 
genus of bugs, typical of the family Corrida:. 
C. marginatusis an example. 
core-valve (kor'valv), n. A valve formed by a 
plug of circular section occupying the same re- 
lation to its seat or surrounding casing as the 
core of a faucet does to the casting itself. The 
plug has a rotary motion in its seat. 
core-wheel (kor'hwel), . A wheel having re- 
cesses into which the cogs of another wheel 
may be inserted, or into 
which cogs may be driv- 
en. It is made by placing 
cores in the mold in which it 
is cast, which form the open- 
ings or recesses. 
COrf (k6rf ), n. [A var. of 
cor&l, a basket: see cor&l.] 
1. In coal-mining, a box 
in which coals are con- 
veyed from the working- 
place to the shaft. This 
was formerly done in 
wicker baskets, whence 
the name. Also cauf. 
[Eng.] 5. A local Eng- 
lish measure of coal. In 
Durham it is 4 bushels, or 3J hundredweight ; 
in Derbyshire, 2J level bushels, or 2 hundred- 
weight. 
Also cone. 
corf-house (kdrf'hous), n. In Scotland, a tem- 
porary shed where the nets and other material 
used in salmon-fishing are stored, and where 
the fish are cured and packed. 
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line, odorless, very bitter, and very poisonous 
substance, found in the fruit of Coriaria myrti- 
fulia. It is a glucoside. 
coriander (ko-ri-an'der), . [Earlier coliander, 
< ME. coliaundre, caliawndyre, < AS. coliandre, 
also celendre = OHG. chullantar, cullentar, Tcul- 
Imtdar, collinder, etc. (< ML. coliandrum, eolemi- 
drum, coliandrum) ; = D. G. Dan. Sw. krtriander, 
= F. coriandre = Pr. coriandrc, coliandre = Sp. 
It. coriandro = Pg. coentro; < L. conundrum, 
ML. also coriander, coriannum (also coliandrum, 
etc. : see above), < Gr. nopiawav, also n6piov, cori- 
ander ; said to be < it6pif, a bedbug, with allu- 
sion to the smell of the leaves.] 1. The popu- 
09rfiote, Corfute (k6r'fi-6t, kor'fiit), . A na- 
tive or an inhabitant of Corfu, the most norther- 
ly of the Ionian islands in Greece. 
coria, . Plural of corium. 
Coriacea (ko-ri-a'se-a), n. pi. [NL., neut. pi. 
of LL. coriaceus, of leather: see coriaceous.] 
Adivision of pupiparous Dipteru, corresponding 
to the family ffippoboscida? with the addition 
of the Sraulidce. Also Coriacece. 
coriaceous (ko-ri-a'shius), a. [= F. coriace, < 
LL. coriaceus (> also ult. E. cuirass), < L. co- 
rium, leather: see corium.] 1. Consisting of 
leather. 2. Resembling leather in texture, 
toughness, pliability, or appearance ; leathery. 
Specifically applied (a) in but., to a leaf, calyx, capsule, 
etc.; (6) in ornith., to the tough-skinned bills and feet of 
water-birds, in distinction from the usually hard, horny 
parts of land-birds; (c) in entom., to the elytra, etc., of 
insects; (d) in conch., to the marginal tegument of the 
chitons, into which the plates are inserted. 
coriamyrtm (ko"ri-a-mer'tin), n. [< Coria- 
(n') + myrt(ifolia) 4- -w 2 .] A white, crystal- 
Coriander ( G 
lar name of the umbelliferous plant Coriandrum 
sativum. The fruit (popularly called coriander-seeds) is 
globose and nearly smooth, and pleasantly aromatic ; it is 
used for flavoring curries, pastry, etc., and in medicine as 
a stimulant and carminative. 
Coriander last to these succeeds, 
That hangs on slightest threads her trembling seeds. 
Cowper, tr. of Virgil, The Salad. 
2. The fruit of this plant. 
To represse fumes and propulse vapours from the Brain, 
it shalbe excellent good after Supper to chaw ... a few 
graynes of Coriander. Babees Book (E. E. T. 8.), p. 210. 
Coriander-seedt, money. A'ares. [Slang.] 
The spankers, spur-royals, rose-nobles and other cori- 
ander seed with which she was quilted all over. 
Ozell, tr. of Rabelais. 
Coriandrum (ko-ri-an'drum), n. [NL. use of 
L. coriandrum: see coriander.] A genus of 
plants, natural order Umbelliferai, containing 
two species. They are slender annual herbs with white 
flowers, natives of the Mediterranean region. C. sativum, 
the officinal coriander, is cultivated on account of its 
seeds, or rather fruits. The other species is C. tordy- 
lioidcx, of Syria. See coriander. 
Coriaria (ko-ri-a'ri-a), . [NL.] A small ge- 
nus of polypetalous exogens, the sole repre- 
sentative of the natural order Coriariece, shrub- 
by natives of the Mediterranean region, India, 
New Zealand, and Peru. The best-known species is 
C. myrtifolia of southern Europe, the leaves of which are 
strongly astringent and bitter, and are employed for dye- 
ing black and in tanning ; hence its name of tanners' or 
curriers' sumac. The leaves contain a poisonous princi- 
ple, coriamyrtin. Th"e toot-poison of New Zealand is fur- 
nished probably by C. sarmentosa, the wineberry-shrub of 
the settlers, which bears a berry-like fruit, the juice of 
which is made into a wine like that from elderberries. 
Corimelsena (kor"i-me-le'na), . [NL., < Gr. 
K6pif, a bedbug, + fie^ai- 
va, fern, of ^f/.ac, black.] 
A genus of heteropter- 
ous hemipterous insects, 
of the family Scutelleri- 
d<e. Adam White, 1839. 
Corimelaeninae (kor-i- 
mel-e-ni'ne), ii.pl. [NL., 
< Corimeliena + -inas.] A 
subfamily of Seutelleri- m , /ma fuliearia} . (S 
dO!, typlned by the genUS figure shows natural size. ) 
Corimelatna, containing 
mostly black hemispherical bugs, species of 
which are common in all parts of the United 
States. 
corindont, Same as corundum. 
corinne (ko-rin'), n. [< F. corinnes, used in pi. 
as a quasi-generic name (Lesson, 1832).] One 
of a group of humming-birds with long lance- 
like bills and very brilliant coloration. L, ,.;./,>- 
larynx inesoleucits, of Brazil, is a beautiful species, 4i 
Corinthian 
inches long, green, with a white line along the under parts, 
white flank-tufts, a white line under the eye, and the gor- 
get crimson. The bill is straight and twice as long as the 
head. 
corintht, . A "restored" form of currant 2 . 
The chief riches of Zante consist in corhithx. 
W. Broome, Notes on the Odyssey. 
Corinthiac (ko-rin'thi-ak), a. [< L. Corinthia- 
cus, < Gr. Kofiivdiatioc, < KopivOoc; : see Corinthian.] 
Corinthian. 
Corinthian (ko-rin'thi-an), a. and n. [< L. Co- 
rinthius, < Gr. Kophfiiof. pertainingto K6/>iv6os, L. 
Corinthus, Corinth.] I. a. 1. Pertaining to Cor- 
inth, a powerful city of ancient Greece, noted 
for the magnificence of its artistic adornment, 
and for its luxury and licentiousness. Hence 
2. Licentious; profligate. 
And raps up, without pity, the sage and rheumatic old 
prelateas and all her young Corinthian laity. 
Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus. 
3. Amateur: as, a Corinthian yacht-race (that is, 
a yacht-race in which only amateurs handle the 
boats). See II., 3,4. 
Corinthian brass, an 
erroneous expression for 
Corinthian bronze : used 
colloquially for excessive 
impudence or assurance. 
Compare brass*, 8. Co- 
rinthian bronie, an al- 
loy produced at Corinth, 
famous in antiquity, espe- 
cially among the Romans, 
for its excellent quality 
and the artistic character 
and technical perfection 
of the utensils and art-ob- 
jects made of it. Corin- 
thian helmet, a type of 
Greek helmet the origin 
of which was attributed 
to Corinth, though its use 
was by no means peculiar 
to that city. It had cheek- 
pieces continuous with 
the back, extending be- 
neath the chin, and sepa- 
rated in front by a narrow 
opening in part closed by 
a nasal and extending to 
the eye-holes. The convex 
upper portion projected 
beyond the lower portion, 
and commonly bore the 
long upright crest of the 
usual form. When the wearer was not in action the hel- 
met was pushed back on the head for greater comfort, 
the cheek-pieces resting on the forehead. Corinthian 
order, in arch., the most or- 
nate of the classical orders, 
and the most slender in its 
proportions. The capital is 
shaped like a bell, adorned 
with rows of acanthus-leaves, 
and less commonly with 
leaves of other plants. The 
usual form of abacus is con- 
cave on each of its sides, the 
projecting angles being sup- 
ported by graceful shoots of 
acanthus, forming volutes 
which spring from caules or 
stalks originating among the 
foliage covering the lower 
part of the capital. These 
caules also give rise to lesser 
stalks or cauliculi, and to the 
spirals called helices, turned 
toward the middle, and sup- 
porting an anthemion or other 
ornament in the middle of 
each side of the abacus. In 
the best Greek examples the 
shaft is fluted like the Ionic. 
and the base called Attic is 
usual. The entablature also 
resembles the Ionic. The 
Corinthian order is of very 
Flea-like Negro-bug (Cori- 
?l<zna fulicaria']. (Small 
Corinthian Helmet. 
Bust of Pallas in Glyptothek, 
Munich. 
Roman Corinthian Order. 
early origin, though it did not come into favor among the 
Greeks until comparatively late. The legend of the evolu- 
tion of the Corinthian capital by Callimachus, in the fifth 
century B. c., from a calathus (woman's basket) placed on 
a maiden's tomb and covered with a tile, about which the 
leaves of a plant of acanthus hiul 
grown, is a fable. Among nota- 
ble Greek examples of the order 
are the Tholos of Polyclitus at 
Epidaurus (fifth century B. C.), 
the choragic monument of Ly- 
sicrates at Athens (336 - 4 B. c.), 
and the temple of the Olympian 
Zeus at Athens, finished by Ha- 
drian. The rich character of the 
order commended it to the Ro- 
mans, who, as well as their fol- 
lowers of the Renaissance, used 
it freely, and modified it in ac- 
cordance with their taste. Co- 
rinthian pottery, Corinthian 
ware. See Corinthian style. 
Corinthian style, in ancient 
Greek vase-painting, an early 
style, existing prior to the black- 
figured style proper, the decora- 
tion being taken directly from 
Oriental embroideries and similar work. It consists of 
bands of fantastic animals, human-headed birds, winged 
Greek Vase, decorated in 
the Corinthian style. 
