coronary 
crown.'] I. a. Pertaining to a crown or to some 
part likened to a crown ; resembling a crown ; 
encircling ; wreathing about. 
The coronary thorns . . . did pierce his tender and sa- 
cred temples. Bp. Pearson, Expos, of Creed, iv. 
Coronary arteries, the two arteries which supply the 
muscular substance of the heart. They arise behind two 
of the semilnnar valves of the aorta. Coronary bone, in 
vet. surg., the small pastern or median phalanx of a horse's 
foot : so called from its relation to the coronet. See hoof. 
Coronary circulation, the circulation in the substance 
of the heart. Coronary ligament, (a) Of the liver, a 
reflection of the peritoneum around a somewhat triangu- 
lar area on the posterior surface of the liver, which is im- 
mediately adherent to the diaphragm. It is continuous 
with the lateral ligaments. (6) Of the knee-joint, one of 
the fibrous bands connecting the semilunar cartilages with 
the general capsular investment of the joint, (c) Of the 
elbow, the orbicular ligament which encircles the head 
of the radius. Coronary Odontomes. See odantomei. 
Coronary sinus, the venous trunk receiving the veins 
of the substance of the heart and emptying into the right 
auricle. Coronary or coronal suture, the frontoparie- 
tal suture, connecting the frontal bone with both the pa- 
rietals. See cut under skull. Coronary valve, a semilu- 
nar fold of the lining membrane of the heart, guarding the 
orifice of the coronary sinus. Coronary veins, the veins 
of the substance of the heart, especially the great coronary 
vein, the largest of these vessels, lying in the auriculoven- 
tricular groove. Coronary vessels, the coronary arte- 
ries and veins. 
II. ; pi. coronaries (-riz). 1 . The small pas- 
tern of a horse's foot. 2f. A plant bearing 
coronate flowers. 
Jonqnills, ranunculas, and other of our rare coronaries, 
Evelyn, To Mr. Wotton. 
coronate, coronated (kor'o-nat, -na-ted), a. 
[< L. coronatus, pp. of coronare, crown: see 
crown, 11., corona.] Having or wearing a crown 
orsomething like one. Specifically (a) In bot., pro- 
vided with a corona. (&) In conch., applied to spiral shells 
which have their whorls more or less surmounted by a row 
of spines or tubercles, as in several volutes, cones, miters, 
etc. (c) In ornith., having the coronal feathers lengthened 
or otherwise distinguished ; crested, (d) In entom., hav- 
ing a circle of spines, bristles, or filaments around the apex. 
Coronate eggs, in entom., eggs having apical rings 
of filaments whereby they clasp one another in such a 
manner as to form strings, as those of the water-scorpion 
(Nepa). Coronate nervure or nervulet, in entom., a 
short nervure of the wing ending abruptly in a puncture 
somewhat broader than the nervure itself, as in many 
Chaleididce. Coronate prolegs, in entom., prolegs hav- 
ing a complete ring of little hooks or claws around the 
apex or sole. 
Coronation (kor-o-na'shqn), n. [< ME. corona- 
don = Pr. corondtio = Sp. coronation = Pg. co- 
ronaqao = It. coronazione, < L. as if "corona- 
tio(n-), a crowning, < coronare, crown : see croicn, 
v., andcf. crownation.] 1. The act or ceremony 
of investing with a crown, as a sovereign or the 
consort of a sovereign. The ceremony is generally 
religious as well as political, and includes the anointing of 
the sovereign, originally in several parts of the body, and 
still in a solemn and ceremonious way ; the investing with 
certain garments forming a consecrated dress; the be- 
stowal or assumption of the scepter, sword, and orb ; and 
the placing of the crown upon the head. At different pe- 
riods in the history of Europe coronation has been essen- 
tial to entrance upon kingly dignity and power ; but where 
the order of succession is perfectly established, the author- 
ity of the new sovereign is considered as beginning with 
the death of his predecessor, and the coronation is only n 
ceremonial consecration. 
It will be two of the clock ere they come from the coro- 
nation. Shak., 2 Hen. IV., v. 5. 
2. The scene or spectacle of a coronation. 
In pensive thought recall the fancied scene, 
See coronations rise on every green. 
Pope, Epistle to Miss Blount (after the Coronation), 1. 34. 
3. In the Gr. Ch., the sacrament of matrimony ; 
especially, that part of the marriage service 
which constitutes the nuptials, as distinguished 
from the preliminary office of betrothal. It is 
so called because the principal ceremony consists in the 
priest's placing garlands or crowns on the heads of the 
bridegroom and bride. In Greece garlands of olive- 
branches, twined with white and purple ribbon, are used 
for this purpose ; in Russia, metal crowns belonging to the 
church, and preferably of gold or silver. This ceremony 
is mentioned by St. Chrysostom and other early Christian 
writers. 
4f. [An accommodated form, explained as hav- 
ing reference to the use of carnations in mak- 
ing garlands. Cf. the ML. name Vettonica coro- 
naria.] The carnation, Dianthus Caryophyllus. 
See carnation^, 3. 
coronation-oath (kor-o-na'shon-6th), n. The 
oath taken by a sovereign at his or her corona- 
tion. 
coronation-roll (kor-o-na'shon-rol), n. In Eng- 
land, a roll of vellum upon which are engrossed 
the particulars of the ceremony of a royal cor- 
onation, with the proceedings of the commis- 
sioners appointed to regulate the expenses, etc., 
and the names of those who did homage, to- 
gether with the oath taken and subscribed by 
the king or queen when crowned. 
coroneH, A Middle English form of crown. 
1274 
corone 2 (ko-ro'ne), n. [NL., < Gr. Kop&vri, the 
chough or sea-crow (L. comix), also (prob.) the 
carrion-crow, also anything hooked or curved, 
as the handle on a door, a kind of crown, etc.] 
1. In zool., a crow; specifically, the common 
carrion-crow of Europe, Corvus corone : made 
a generic name by Kaup, 1829. See cut under 
crow. 2. In anat., the coronoid process of the 
lower jaw-bone, into which the temporal muscle 
is inserted : so named from its remote resem- 
blance in shape to a crow's beak. 
COronelH, An obsolete form of coronal, 2. 
corone! 2 t, The earlier form of colonel. 
Coronella (kor-o-nel'a), . [NL., dim. of L. 
corona, a crown : see corona, crown.'] A genus 
of snakes, of the family Colnbridai, or giving 
name to a family Coronellidie. C. austriaca 
is a common European species, and there are 
many others. 
Coronellidae (kor-o-nel'i-de), n. pi. [NL., 
< Coronella + -4dce'.] A cosmopolitan family 
of colubriform serpents, typified by the genus 
Coronella, closely related to Colubridw proper 
and often merged in that family. They have a body 
tapering at both ends, a head separated from the body by 
a constricted neck, and scales generally smooth and in 
from 13 to 23 rows. The family includes many and vari- 
ous harmless terrestrial snakes of such genera as Ophibo- 
lus, Diadophis, Ileterodon, etc. 
coronelline (kor-o-nel'in), a. Of or pertaining 
to the Coronellidce. 
coroner (kor'6-ner), . [< ME. coroner, < AF. 
coroneor (mod. F. coroner, from E.), < ML. (AL.) 
coronator. a coroner, lit. a crowner, one who 
crowns (< L. coronare, crown: see crown, v. ; in 
later E. also called crowner: see crowner), but 
used as equiv. to ML. coronarius, prop, adj., a 
crown officer, < L. corona, a crown : see crown, 
n.] A county or municipal officer formerly 
charged with the interests of the private prop- 
erty of the crown, but whose main function in 
modern times is to hold inquest on the bodies 
of those who may be supposed to have died vio- 
lent deaths. His functions are now generally regulated 
by statute. He is often the substitute of the sheriff in cases 
wjiere the latter is disqualified to act. See inquest, inqui- 
sition. Coroner of the royal household, in England, 
an officer having jurisdiction, exclusive of the county 
coroner, to take inquisitions upon the bodies of all persons 
slain in the palace or in any house where the sovereign 
may happen to be. Coroner's court, a tribunal of rec- 
ord, where the coroner holds his inquiries. Coroner's 
Inquest, the inquisition or investigation held by a coro- 
ner, usually with the aid of a coroner's jury called and 
presided over by him. The verdict of the jury as to the 
cause of death is not conclusive, but may be the foundation 
of a criminal prosecution against the person charged. 
coronet 1 (kor'o-net), H. [Also in some senses 
contracted cornet, cronet; < OF. coronette, coro- 
nete, coronnete, couronnete (= It. cwonetta), a 
little crown, dim. of corone, a crown: see crown, 
and cf. corona, coronal, etc.] 1. A coronal, cir- 
clet, or wreath for the head. 
She his hairy temples then had rounded 
With coronet of fresh and fragrant flowers. 
k., M. N. D., iv. 1. 
Under a coronet his flowing hair 
In curls on either cheek play'd ; wings he wore. 
Milton, P. L., iii. 640. 
2. A crown representing a dignity inferior to 
that of the sovereign. The distinction between the 
coronets of different ranks of nobility as it now exists 
throughout Europe is of very modem origin. In England, 
the coronet of the Prince of Wales is composed of a cir- 
English Coronets. 
I, of Prince of Wales ; 2, of younger princes and princesses ; 3, of a 
duke ; 4, of a marquis ; 5, of an earl ; 6, of a viscount. 
cle or fillet of gold, on the edge four crosses patte"e alter- 
nating with as many fleurs-de-lis, and from the two side 
crosses an arch surmounted with a mound and cross ; the 
coronet of a duke is adorned with strawberry-leaves ; that 
of a marquis has leaves with pearls (that is, silver balls) 
interposed ; that of an earl has the pearls raised above the 
leaves ; that of a viscount is surrounded with pearls only ; 
that of a baron has only six pearls. See pearl, and cut un- 
der baron. 
coronule 
For now sits Expectation in the air, 
And hides a sword, from hilts unto the point, 
With crowns imperial, crowns and coronets, 
Promis'd to Harry and his followers. 
Shak., Hen. V., ii. (cho.). 
3. In modern costume, a decorative piece form- 
ing a part of a woman's head-dress, especially 
a plate or band, as of metal, broad in the mid- 
dle and half encircling the head in front. 4f. 
Same as coronal, 2. 5. In entom., a circle of 
spines, hairs, etc., around the apex of a part, 
as around the end of the abdomen. 6. The 
lowest part of the pastern of a horse, running 
about the coffin and distinguished by the hair 
that joins and covers the upper part of the hoof. 
Also cornet. See cut under hoof. 
coronet 1 (kor'o-net), v. t. [< coronet 1 , n.] To 
adorn as with a coronet. 
The simple lily braid 
That coronets her temples. 
Scott, Bridal of Triermain, iii. 6. 
coronet 2 (kor'o-net), n. An erroneous form of 
cornet 1 , 7. 
Taking two coronets and killing forty or fifty men. 
Battaile near A'eiebury in Berkshire, Sept. 20, 1643, p. 2. 
coroneted (kor'o-net-ed), a. Wearing or enti- 
tled to wear a coronet. 
COroniclet, An obsolete form of cornice. 
Nares. 
coroniform (k6-ro'ni-f6rm), a. [= F. Sp. Pg. 
coroniforme, ( L. corona, a crown, + forma, 
shape.] Having the form of a crown. 
COronilla 1 (ko-ro-nel'ya), n. [Sp., the crown of 
the head, a crown (com), dim. of corona, crown : 
see crown.] A Spanish gold dollar. 
Coronilla- (kor-o-nil'ii), n. [NL. (appar. witli 
allusion to the iimbe'ls), dim. of L. corona, a 
crown: see corona, crown.] A genus of annual 
or perennial plants, natural order Legiiminoste, 
with stalked umbels of yellow flowers and joint- 
ed pods, natives chiefly of the Mediterranean 
region. C. Emerus (scorpion-senna) is a common plant 
all over the south of Europe. It has bright-yellow flowers, 
and its leaves act as a cathartic, like those of senna. The 
leaves of C. varia have a diuretic action on the system, and 
also purge. The species of this genus are numerous, and 
all adapted for ornamental cultivation. 
COroniS (ko-ro'nis), . [< Gr. xopuvic,, a curved 
line or stroke, a final flourish, end, etc., prop, 
adj., curved: see cornice and crown.] 1. In 
paleography, a curve, double curve, or flourish, 
used to mark the end of a paragraph, a section, 
or a whole book. Hence 2f. The end general- 
ly ; the conclusion ; the summing up. 
The coronis of this matter is thus : some bad ones in this 
family were punish'd strictly, all rebuk'd, not all amended. 
Sp. Hacket, Abp. Williams, ii. 38. 
3. In Gr. gram., a sign of crasis or contraction 
(') placed over the contracted vowel or diph- 
thong, as nav for nal ai>. 
coronize (kor'o-niz), v. t. ; pret. and pp. coro- 
nized, ppr. coronizing. [< L. corona, a crown 
(see crown), + -ize.] To crown; invest with a 
coronal. Also spelled coronise. [Rare.] 
To coronise high-soar'd gentility. 
Ford, Fame's Memorial. 
coronofacial(ko-ro-n6-fa'shal),a. [< NL. coro- 
na + L. fades, face: see corona, 3 (a), and 
face, n.] Relating to the crown or top of the 
head and to the face Coronofacial angle, the 
angle between the facial line of Camper and the plane pass- 
ing through the coronal suture. See facial and crani- 
ometry. 
coronoid (kor'o-noid), a. [=F. corono'ide, < Gr. 
Kopovrj, a crow (see corone 2 ), + fWof, form.] Re- 
sembling the beak of a crow : specifically, in 
anat.. applied to certain parts of bones. Coro- 
noid fossa of the humerus, the fossa which receives the 
coronoid process of the ulna in strong flexion of the fore- 
arm. See cut under humerus. Coronoid process. () 
Of the lower jaw, that process which gives insertion to the 
temporal muscle. See cut under skull, (b) of the ulna, 
that process which gives insertion to the brachialis anticus 
muscle, and takes part in forming the articular head of 
the bone. See cut under forearm. 
Coronula (ko-ro'nu-lii), n. [NL. (Oken, 1815), 
< L. coronula, dim." 
of corona, a crown: 
see corona, crown.] 
In zool., the typical 
genus of the family 
Coronulidce, contain- 
ing such species as 
C. iliadema of the 
Arctic ocean. 
coronule (kor'o-iml), 
n. [< L. coronula : 
see Coromiln.] In 
bot., a coronet or little crown of a seed; the 
downy tuft on seeds. 
Barnacle (Coronnla diade. 
