corsive 
But now their Madness challenged a stout 
And eorsioe cure ; Thy Hand must do the Deed. 
J. Beaumont, Psyche, iv. 221. 
II. n. A corrosive. 
That same bitter camioc, which did eat 
Her tender heart. Spauer, F. Q., IV. ix. 14. 
From commonwealths and cities I will descend to fam- 
ilies, which have as many corsives and molestations, as 
frequent discontents, as the rest. 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., To the Reader, p. 69. 
corslet, . and t>. See corselet. 
corsnedt (kors'ned), n. [Also corsnad; repr. 
AS. cornnwd, a term used in the laws (see def.) ; 
1284 
catc.~\ If. A family of corals inhabiting a fixed 
branching polypary, whose fleshy substance is 
coruscation 
The cortile in front of the church contains several fres- 
coes. C. E. Xorton, Travel and Study in Italy, p. 12. 
propagate by 'buds and eggs. Otherwise called Alcyonana 
or sclerobasic Zoantharia. See cut under Coralligena. 
2 A higher grade of Protozoa in Lankester's 
tured at its connection with the stipe, and 
hanging from the pileus as a shreddy mem- 
Also called curtain. 
. _, _ -- ,,,* n \,nnaa Cooo tilucce). The term IS lime USeu, anil Hie iumugc.u see corilHIII 'KinK. J -tl laigo gciiu, 
< cor-, base of wren pp. of ceosan choose {see seldom (ollowed . hymenomycetous fungi, of the family Agaricini, 
choose), + sum, a bit, a piece cut off, < smdan 3 A diyision of the Porifera or sponges, repre- cnaracter f ze a by rusty-ocher spores and a uni- 
(= G. sckneiden), cut. Equiv. to OFries^ ton- sente d by the genus """>'" " ^i-^~- j- T_ 
u . o</</r..~.v> ~~t~~s',~.~ "~~ii<~"i,.'rt i semen uy me goiiun .!<. versal veil consisting of cobweb-like threads. In 
bita, < kor- (= cor-, above) + 6ito = E. f*.J cort i c ate, corticated (k6r'ti-kat, -ka-ted), . eneral appearance the species resemble those 
In Anglo-Saxon tew, .the morsel of choosing or ^ L cortjcateSi pp . adj ., covere d with bark < | f ^r*S to which they are closely allied, 
selection, being a piece of bread consecrated Cortex (cortic-) ,bark: see cortex, c^ -i-".l-l " -*~ *_ 
]UJL .Zli/t*/ H/ttuf l/*J rviiiv^ii. viivj <* "'-"j 
cortinate (k6r'ti-nat), a. [< NL. cortinatus, < 
by exorcism and caused J.o be^swallowed by a j Having a corte x ; coated with bark or a bark- ^^ v v ] In &oi., provided with or per- 
Jread Hke covering ; having a rind, as an orange. talning to a cor tina. Also cortinarious. 
would in accordrnc 8 ;wrtna;pray"er 1 o"nhVex"o-rcUm,pro. 2 Pertaining to or having the characters of cortinet . An oteo lete form of curtain. 
-_., _.i f. ,! H .* ? e; if the Corticata. COrtinic (kdr-tin'ik), a. [Contr. of cortiamc, 
suspected person as a trial of his innocence. 
If the accused was guilty, it was supposed that the brea 
duce convulsions and paleness, and find no passage 
he was innocent, it would cause no harm. 
COrssy (kor' si), a. Corrupt. Dunglison. 
cortandt, n. See eourtant. 
cortege (kor-tazh'), n. [F., < It. corteggto, a 
train, retinue, < corte, a court: see court, .] 
A train of attendants; a company of followers; 
a procession. 
Henry and Isabella, each attended by a brilliant cortege 
game as corticinic. 
By far the most common sponge in the chalk-mud is the 
pretty little hemispherical corticate form, Tisiphonia agari- 
ciformis. Sir C. W. Thomson, Depths of the Sea, p. 167. 
Filaments . . . occ ^ i na %^^ arine Alga! p 70 hool rf^aunerdepa^m^Tt^f"C6te-d'(5." 
tartow, Mart lg, p. ,o. Q (k6r-tu'sa);i. [NL., after Cortusi, an 
corticating (kor'ti-ka-tmg), a. [As corticate *;'. UD 'V . . , .",, L^La. ._* -, 
+ -0 2 .] Constituting or serving as a cortex, 
bark, rind, or outer covering. 
Italian botanist of the sixteenth century.] A 
genug of p i an t S) natural order Primulacece, con- 
taining a single species, C. Mathioli (bear"s-ear 
sanicle), found in the alpine districts of the old 
world. It is a low, flowering, herbaceous perennial, with 
monopetalous campanulate flowers of a fine red color, re- 
sembling the primrose. 
Derived from or relating cortusal (k6r-tu'sal), a. [< Cortusa + -al.~\ In 
bot., relating or pertaining to, or having the 
of cavaliers and nobles. Prescott, Ferd. and Isa., i. 3. cor tj ca tion (k6r-ti-ka'shon), n. [As corticate + 
Cortes (kor'tes), n. pi. [Sp. and Pg., pi. of -ion.'] The formation of a cortex. 
corte, court: see court, .] 1. The national cortices, Plural of cortex, 
assembly or legislature of Spain, consisting of corticic (k6r-tis'ik), a. [< L. cortex (cortic-), 
a senate and chamber of deputies. The senate is bark, cork, + -ic.~] 
composed of not over 360 members, one half princes of the to cork. , f = 
blood.grandees.andcertainex-offlcioandiiominatedmein- cor y c if er (kor-tis'i-fer), n. [= F. corticifere, characters of, the genus Cortusa. 
b o' 8 ' osed o" e membIra C m i the proporttonofoueTo'i every < L. cortex (cortic-), bark, + ferre = E. feearl.] conunt, . An obsolete spelling of quorum. 
50,000 inhabitants, elected for 5 years. One of the Corticata; a barked coral. corundophilite (ko-run-dpf'i-lit), n. [< NL. 
2 The parliament or legislature of Portugal, corticiferous (kor-ti-sif'e-rus), a. [As cortici- corundum, q. v., + Or. 0(Aoc, loving, + -%te'.\ 
fer + -CMS.] Producing bark or something A species of chlorite occurring with corundum 
analogous to bark. at Chester in Massachusetts. 
cortic&orm (kor-tis'i-f6rm), a. [= F. cortici- corundum (ko-run'dum), n. [NL.-, formerly also 
' irk, 
consisting of an upper house of hereditary, life, 
and elective peers, and a lower house of 173 
deputies elected by the people for 4 years. > 
cortex (kor'teks), re. ; pi. cortices (-ti-sez). [L. : forme, < L. cortex (cortic-), bar. 
see cork.] 1. In bot. : (a) Bark, as of a tree, shape.] Resembling bark. 
See barkS. (6) In Chara and some alga?, a cov- corticiid (kor-tis'i-id), n. A 
ering of tubular or other cells inclosing the axis ; family Corticiidm. 
in lichens, the cortical layer (which see, under Corticiidse (kor-ti-si'i-de), . pi. [NL., < Cor- 
cortical). 2. Specifically, in med., Peruvian ticmm, 2, + -idw.'] A family of sponges, of the 
+ forma, corindon; < fiind. kurand, corundum.] Alumi- 
na, or the oxid of the metal aluminium, as found 
sponge of the native in a crystalline state. It crystallizes in the 
rhombohedral system, often appearing in tapering hexag- 
onal pyramids, and also occurs massive and granular. In 
hardness it is next to the diamond. Its specific gravity is 
about 4. In color it is blue, red, yellow, brown-gray, and 
structure likened to bark or rind; cortical sub- Corticium. 
stance : as, the cortex of the brain. Specifically corticine (k6r'ti-sin), n. [< F. corticine = Sp. 
(a) A thin, fleshy expansion of coenosarc upon the sclero- j t cor t.jcina, < NL. corticina, < L. cortex (cortic-), 
base of a polyp. (It) The exterior investment of a sponge. fe fc . ' ^ , and 4lft _ ine z^ An al _ 
See the extract. "* J \'_ ~ .". .'. '.. , ,',,- , , .._ 
In the higher forms of Sycons the radial tubes no longer 
arise as simple outgrowths of the whole sponge-wall, but 
rather as outgrowths of the endoderm into the mesoderm, 
which, together with the ectoderm, exhibits an indepen- 
dent growth of its own ; and this results in the formation 
of a thick investment, known as the cortex. 
Encyc. Brit., XXII. 414. 
bark. 3. In anat. and zoo'l., some part or order Cliondrospongite, typified by the genus white. The transparent varieties are prized as gems, the 
*-- '-'- " i i- - i,iue being the sapphire, the violet the Oriental amethyst, 
the red the ruby, and the yellow the Oriental topaz. Com- 
mon corundum includes the opaque varieties and those of 
a dull, dark color. When pulverized it is used for grind- 
ing and polishing other gems, steel, etc. Emery is granu- 
lar corundum, more or less impure, generally containing 
magnetic iron. The best sapphires, rubies, etc., come from 
Burma, India, China, and Ceylon; common corundum, 
from China, the Urals, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and 
North and South Carolina ; emery, from Asia Minor, the 
islands of Naxos and Samos near Ephesus in Asia Minor, 
and also from Chester in Massachusetts. Also called ada- 
mantine spar, diamond-spar. 
TNL <L. cortex corundum-point (ko-run'dum-point), w. Aden- 
* 1 1 A large tists' tool, used on the end of a drill-sprndle for 
jyri. nee orain. uurwji ui wie luu- \ /' - ' ,. I ! J . A f -i o-pirifliTny and nbradiner "with emerv. 
ney, the outer, investins, or cortical, as distinguished from genus of hymenomycetous fungi, of the f amily ^ g _ a ? Ji /tfi ^Tn Miirn wn A frrind- 
the medullary substance of the kidney. See cut under Auricularini, having an even, fleshy hymemum, COnindum-tOOl C^ ;" d l >' n - f 
kidneu w Wrv, ^Alln^ps when drv The SDecies erow ing-tool made of a block composed of emery, or 
cortlialt (k6r;thal), Same as eourtant^ ^'dLd ^ P oT-2^. ThVtypical genus of thT f " -* -^ "~*- T ^ - spd larffelv for 
kaloid obtained from the bark of the Populus 
tremula. 
lorticinic (k6r-ti-sin'ik), a. [< L. cortex (cor- 
tic-), bark, cork, + -i 2 + -c.] Relating to or 
derived from bark. Also cortinic Corticinic 
acid, an acid (C 12 H 10 O 6 ) existing in cork and extracted 
from it by alcohol. 
Cortex of the brain, the layer of gray matter investing Oorticurm (kor-tish'i-um), n. 
most of the surf ace of the brain and dipping down intothe v ^ mtin _-, ^ v . aBB *_ , 
sulci between the gyri. See brain,- Cortex of tne Kla- 
, ueau wuuu ._ fi . illo --- .-v*r IB 
Oortian (k6r'ti-an), a. Pertaining to or dis- f u Corticiidce .having candelabra, and hav- dressing the surface of millstones. 
- 
covered by Buenaventura Corti, an Italian sci- 
entist (1729-1813) Cortlan fibers. Seeftbemof Cor- 
ing the spicules simply scattered through the COHlScant (ko-rus'kant), a. [< L. con* 
mlsoderm, not forming a continuous skeleton, ppr. of coruscare, flash : see > coruscate.] 
[< L. coruscan(t-)s, 
' Flash- 
and -al.'] Belonging to or consisting of bark or 
rind; resembling bark or rind; hence, exter- 
with respect ^ eorticoie lichens, some prefer the rugged 
bark of old trees (e.g., Kamalina, Parmelia, Stictei)and 
diillary : as, the cortical substance of the brain 
" 'dney. See cortex. Cortical epilepsy. See 
'y. Cortical layer, in lichens, a multiple layer 
Same as coriicolous. 
and pp. coruscated, ppr. coruscating. [< L. co- 
ruscatvs, pp. of coruscare, move quickly, vibrate, 
flash, glitter.] To emit vivid flashes of light ; 
lighten; gleam. 
g fire more . . . coruscating . . . than any other 
matter. Greenhill, Art of Embalming, p. 331. 
or kidney. See cortex Cortical epilepsy. See corticblous (kor-tik'o-lus), a. [As corticole + =ayn. Sparkle, Scintillate, etc. See glare. 
Growing on bark: applied to lichens, coruscation (kor-us-ka'shon), n. [= F. 
epife; 
of ce 
forming a false parenchyma at the surface of the 
aud a lower cortical layer. In some fungi a denser and 
flrmer tissue at the surface is so called. The latter is also ^ , ^. 
called the pellicle or cutw. Cortical paralysis, paraly- -j-TIJL-- ,- tho Viord noVl nf Cnma Fistula 
sis due to a lesion of the cortex of the brain.- Cortical Structure, as tne nard poc 
sheath, in bot, a phrase applied by Nageli to the whole 2. Having a cortex; corticate or corticiterous. 
of the primary bast-bundles. See basti. Cortical sub- cortile (kor-te'le), n. [It., < corte, court: see 
stance of cells and unicellular animals, ectoplasm ; outer courtj n ^ and curtilage.'} 1. In arch., a small 
court inclosed by the divisions or appurte- 
nances of a building. The cortile was an impor- 
tant adjunct to early churches or basilicas, and was usually 
cell-substance ; the thicker, tougher, and less granular 
protoplasm upon the exterior of a cell, as distinguished 
from the medullary substance. The formation of cortical 
substance is an advance in the organization of protozoans, 
giving them more consistency and a more definite or more 
persistent shape. 
Corticata (kor-ti-ka'ta), . pi. [NL., neut. pi. 
of L. corticatus, covered with bark : see corti- 
fungi, etc. cation = Pr. 
corticose, COrtiCQUS (k6r'ti-kos, -kus), a. [< coruseazione, ,, 
L. corticosus, barky, < cortex (cortic-), bark: see pp. coruscatus, flash: see coruscate, r.] 1. A 
'cortex, cork.] 1. Barky; resembling bark in flash or gleam of light ; a burst or play of light, 
-* ^ -'" "--'" as the reflection of lightning by clouds or of 
moonlight on the sea. 
Lightnings and coruscations. Bacon, Nat. Hist., 115. 
Watching the gentle conucations of declining day. 
Johnson, Rambler, No. 135. 
The smoke, tarnish, and demoniac glare of Vesuvius easi- 
ly eclipse the pallid coruscations of the Aurora Borealis. 
De Quincey, Rhetoric. 
2. Figuratively, a flash or gleam of intellectual 
brilliancy. 
of a square form ; in Italy at the present day it is often 
embellished with columns and statues. 
The cortile, or hall, is Morisco-Italian. 
Thackeray, Book of Snobs, xliii. 
