court-rolls 
court-rolls (km-t'rol//), n. i>l. The records of 
a court. Sec roll. 
courtryt, [< court + -ry.] The whole body 
of courtiers. 
There wan an Outlaw In I'.ttrieke Forcste, 
Counted him nought. ii"r ' his murlrir gay. 
,x'.i,i.i .,; // < ml In a- Mm;. /./(Child's Ballads. \ I. i'i). 
court-shift (kort'shift'), n. A political artifice. 
Milli, it. 
courtship (kort 'ship), . [< mart + -nhii>.] 1. 
The act. of paying court to dignitaries, espe- 
cially for the purpose of ^aininj; favors; the 
paying of interested respect ami uttention; the 
practices of a courtier. [Obsolete or rare.] 
A practice of fniiriiliip to grcatni'iin hath not hitherto, 
in me, alined at thy thrift. /'-,/. Kaneiea, lied. 
The Magintrate whose Charge is to Bee to our Persons. 
urn! Kstates. is to lice hoiioiir'il with a more elalKintte anil 
personal! 1'ntirliiltiii, with larRc Salaries and Stipends. 
Milt,,,,. Reformation in Eng., II. 
He paid his courtship with the crowd, 
As far as modcat pride allow'd. Sw\ft. 
2. The wooing of a woman ; the series of atten- 
tions paid by a man to a woman for the pur- 
pose of gaining her love and ultimately her 
hand in marriage, or the mutual interest en- 
gendered and avowed between them, antece- 
dent to a declaration of love or an engagement 
of marriage. 
There is something excessively fnlr and open In this 
method of ciiin-rnliifi . hy this lioth sides are prepared for 
all the matrimonial adventures that are to follow. 
Goldsmith. 
Discussing how their courtship grew, . . . 
And how she look'd, and what he said. 
Tennyson, In Memoriani, Conclusion. 
3t. Courtly behavior ; refinement ; elegance of 
manners, speech, et., such as is becoming at 
court. 
Whiles the young lord of Telemon, her husband, 
Was packeted to France to study courtship. 
Ford, fancies, i. 1. 
Sweet lady, hy your leave. I could wish myself more full 
of courtship for your fair sake. 
Beau. ,1,1,1 Ft., King and No King, I. 2. 
One Tylo, brought up at the court, cunningly sewing 
together all the old shreds of his courtship, . . . pretended 
to be Frederick the emperolir. fuller, Holy War, p. 205. 
4t. Political artifice ; court policy ; finesse. 
[The queen] being composed of courtship and Popery, 
this her unperformed promise was the first court holy wa- 
ter which she sprinkled among the people. /'utter. 
courtshipmentt (kort'ship-ment), . Behavior 
at court ; artificial manners. 
Girdles her in homespunne bays, 
Then makes her conversant In layes 
Of birds, and swaines more Innocent 
That kenne not guile nor courtshipmcnt. 
Lotvlace, Lncasta. 
COUrt-SWOrd (kort'sord'), n, A light dress- 
sword worn as a part of a gentleman's court- 
dress. 
courtyard (kort'yard), n. A court or an inclo- 
MMV about a house or adjacent to it. 
A long passage ltd from the door to a paved courtyard 
about forty feet square, planted with a few flowers and 
shrubs. O'Donomn, Merv, xl. 
COUiy (kpu'ri), n. [The native name.] A su- 
perior kind of catechu made in southern India 
by evaporating a decoction of the nuts of Are&t 
Catechu. 
cous-cous (kSs'kos), n. [Also written coui- 
rnii;, koiix-kous ; the native name.] A favorite 
west African dish, consisting of flour, flesh or 
fowls, oil, and the leaves of Adtinitonia digitaUi, 
or baobab. Also called by the natives lalo. 
COUSCOUS (kos'kfts), ii. [F. spelling, as <-oescocs, 
the IX, and (. 'uscus, the NL., spelling of the na- 
tive name: see Cusf-ug.] The native name of a 
kind of phalanger, the spotted phalanger of the 
Moluccas. Also written coescotx. See < 'imrtix. 
couscousou (kos'ko-sS), n. A dish in vogur in 
Barbary, similar to the cotis-cous of west Africa. 
Sl'l' l-OIIS-filll.l. 
couseranite (ko'ze-ran-It), n. A mineral oc- 
curriiur, in square prisms, probably an altered 
form of the species dipy re of the scapolite group, 
originally obtained from the district of Couse- 
rans, department of Ariege, France. 
cousin 1 (kuz'n).H. and a. [Early mod. E. also oo- 
.v/ii, c()-i'. cosi'H. c:en, cousin, coinu'ii ; < ME. cou- 
sin, rosin, rosi/x. also ronsinc (which is sometimes 
used as fem., distinguislied from masc. cousin), 
< OF. i-osiii, 1'nsiii, coitsiii, F. cousin (> G. cousin 
= Sw. titsin) = Pr. cosin = It. rugino, m. (OF. 
ciutiiii: roiixiiir, F. coinsinc (> (!. roHsinc Dan. 
k-itsini- = Sw. /,.<( 1 = Pr. co:ina It. rmjiixi, 
fem.), < ML. ran in us (fem. "cosiiia), contr. of 
L. foHsiilirinus (Com. roiisoliriiiit), the child of a 
mother's sister, a cousin, a relation, < com-, to- 
1 :i 1 r, 
gether, + sobrintm, fem. sobrina, a cousin by the 
mother's side, for "sororinus, "sosorinus, < xoror 
(for *sosor), sUter, = E. sinter, q. v. C'f . cousin-, 
cozen.] I. M. 1. In general, one collaterally n-- 
lated by blood more remotely than a brother or 
sister; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman; 
hence, a term of address used by a king to a 
nobleman, particularly to one who is a member 
of the council, or to a fellow-sovereign, in Kie_- 
lish royal wriU and commissions it is applied to any )><< i 
of the degree of an earl a practice (latin;: from the time 
of Henry IV., who was related or allied to ever)' earl in 
the kingdom. 
And I she] myjtc klsse the kyngc for aayn, an she wolde. 
fieri Ptomium (B), II. 132. 
Twenty-four of my next cozen* 
Will help to dlnge him dow ne. 
01,1 Hotrin ,,r Portinyale (Child's Balladi, III. 35). 
Behold, thy eoturin Ellzalu-th ("Elisabeth, thy kliuwo- 
man," III the reviled version], she hath also conceived a 
ion. Luke I. 38. 
We here receive It 
A certainty, vouch'd from our cousin Austria. 
Skat., All's Well, I. 2. 
My noble lords and cousins all, good morrow. 
Shale.. Rich. III., ill. 4. 
Specifically, in modern usage 2. The son or 
daughter of an uncle or an aunt, or one related 
by descent in a diverging line from a known 
common ancestor. The children of brothers and sis- 
ters are called cousins, causing yertnan, jimt causing, or 
/"// cousins; children of first cousins are called second 
cousins, etc. Often, however, the term second cousin is 
loosely applied to the son or daughter of a cousin yerman, 
more properly called & first cousin once removed. 
You are my mother's own sister's son ; 
What nearer cousins then can we be? 
/;..;./ I'edlar and Robin Hood (Child's Ballads, V. 251). 
Cousin german I F. cousin yermain: see niiwi'iii and 
//(/m/ii |, a cousin in the first generation; a first cousin. 
It might perhaps seein reasonable unto the Church of 
God, following the general laws concerning the nature of 
marriage, to ordain in particular that cousin-gentians shall 
not marry. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, ill. 9. 
Thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son, 
A <-<>,i*in-<.ifr)naii to great Priam's seed. 
Shak., T. and ('., IT. 6. 
To call cousins', to claim relationship. 
He is half-brother to this Wltword by a former wife, who 
was sister to my Lady Wlshfort, my wife's mother ; if you 
marry Millamant, you must call cousins too. 
Cmujrene, Way of the World, i. 5. 
My new cottage ... Is to have nothing Oothic about it, 
nor pretend to call cottsins with the mansion-house. 
W,it,,,,lf. Letters (1752), I. 262. 
To have no cousin', to have no equal. 
So heer are pardons half a dozen, 
For ghostely riches they ham no eaten. 
llrytcvod. Four ft. 
n.f . Allied; kindred. 
Her former sorrow into suddeln wrath, 
Both cottsen passions of distroubled splight 
Converting, forth she beates the dusty path. 
Spenser, F. Q., III. iv. 12. 
COUSin 1 (kuz'n), v. t. [< cousin 1 , n. Ct. cousin? 
= MMML cheat, ult. the same word.] To call 
"cousin"; claim kindred with. See cousin*, n. 
cousin'-'t, r. An obsolete spelling of cozen*. 
cousinage 't, n. [ME. cousinage; < coitcin 1 + 
-age. Ct. cosinage.] The relationship of cou- 
sins ; collateral kinship in general. Chaucer. 
cousinage-'t, M. An obsolete spelling of cozen- 
couvre-nuque 
However, this ctHtsiHshifi with the dnelieKH eame out hy 
ehanee one day. (jeorye Kliot, Daniel lleronda. Hi. 
COUSiny (kii/.'ni <irkii7'n-i),. [< riwil + -!.] 
Pertaining to COUHIIIH or collateral relationship. 
An for thin pa|H-r, with thene ciHtsinti names, 
1 tis my will commit it to the flames. ' 
COUSnert, - -\" obsolete form of co:nn-r. 
coussinet (F. pron. kS-se-na'), " [F., dim. of 
roussin, a cusnion: see cushion.] In arch., a 
member of the Ionic capital between the abacus 
and the echinus. 
cousso, ". See kouxgo. 
COUSU (kii-su'), . [F. (< L. conftutun), pp. of 
riiinlre, sew, < L. conxtterc, sew together: see 
1-iin.iHii.} In In i-.. same as rrmnli, but admit- 
ting in some cases of two metals or two colors 
being carried side by side, contrary to the usual 
custom : as, a chief argent cousu or. 
COUteau(ke-to'), .; pi. couteaux (-\az'). [For- 
merly coulel; locally in United States cuttae; 
F. couteau, < OF. coutcl = Pr. colhih, cotelh = 
8p. cuchillo = Pg. cutela = It. cultillo, colteUo, 
< L. cultellus, dim. of cutter, a knife: see colter 
and i- n tln<*.\ A knife or dagger; specifically, 
a long, straight double-edged weapon carried 
in the middle ages by persons not of the mili- 
tary class, as on journeys, or by foot-soldiers 
and attendants on a camp Couteau de Breche, 
a variety of the partisan or hall>erd, a weai>on resembling 
a short, broad sword-blade fixed on a staff. Couteau de 
vuchoaQ, a hunting-knife, or hunters' knife, especially for 
breaking or cutting up the quarry. 
COUtht, COUthet (koth), pret. [< ME. couth, 
couthe, coude,<. AS. cuthe, pret. : see could, can 1 .] 
Knew ; was able : an obsolete form of could. 
Alle the sciences vnder sonne and alle the sotyle craftes 
I wolde I kuewe and coulh kyndely In niytie herte ! 
I'iers I'louman (B), xv. 48. 
Well i-iMih he tune his pipe and frame his stile. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., January. 
coutht (kSth), pp. and a. [< ME. couth, < AS. 
i-iith, pp. See can 1 , and cf. uncouth, / ith* .] 
Known ; well-known ; usual ; customary : an 
obsolete past participle of can 1 . 
William thel receyued, 
With clipping *V kes*ei!g <V alle couthe dedes. 
William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), I. 3659. 
couthie, couthy (ko'thi), a. [An extension of 
couth, known.] Kindly; neighborly; familiar. 
[Scotch.] 
Fu' weel can they ding dool away 
Wl' comrades couthie. 
Fergusson, Rising of the Session. 
couthie, couthy (k8'thi), adv. [< eouthie, couthy, 
a.] In a kindly manner; lovingly. [Scotch.] 
I spier'd (asked] for my cousin fu' routhy and sweet 
Burns, Last May a Braw Wooer. 
COUtil (kS'til), . A heavy cotton or linen fab- 
ric, much like canvas, used in the manufacture 
of corsets. 
cousinert, . An obsolete spelling of cozener. 
cousinesst (kus'n-es), n. [< ME. cosynes ; < 
cousin 1 + -ess.] A female cousin. 
Ther-for, curteise cosynes, for loue of crist in heuene, 
Kithe 110113 thi kindenes & konseyle me the best. 
' ill in HI of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 825. 
COUSinhood (kuz'n-hud), n. [< cousin 1 + -hood.] 
1. Relationship as of cousins. 
Promotion proceeds not by merit, but by cash and 
eousinhovd. London Daily Xnrs. May 11, 1857. 
2. Cousins, or persons related by blood, collec- 
tively. 
There were times when the ctntsinhood, as it (the Temple 
connection] was nicknamed, would of itself have furnish,-. I 
almost all the materials necessary for the construction of 
an efficient Cabinet Macaulau, Sir William Temple. 
cousinly (kuz'n-li), a. [< cousin* + -ly 1 .] Like 
or becoming to a cousin. 
No one finds any harm, Tom, 
In a quiet cousiitly walk. Praed. 
She was not motherly, or sisterly, or cousinly. 
The Century, XXV. 691. 
COUSinry (kuz'n-ri), . [< cousin 1 + -ry.] Cou- 
sins collectively; relatives; kindred. 
Of the numerous and now mostly forgettable cmtsinry 
we specify farther only the Mashams of otes in Essex. 
Cartylc. Cromwell, I. 
COUSinship (kuz'n-ship), n. [< cousin* + -ship.] 
The state of being cousins; relationship by 
blood; cousinhood. 
prevalent in ancient as well as modern times 
among some of the primitive races in all parts 
of the world, in accordance with which, after 
the birth of a child, the father takes to bed, 
and receives the delicacies and careful atten- 
tion usually given among civilized people to the 
mother. The custom was observed, according to Diodo- 
i us. among the < 'orslcans ; and strut MI notices it among the 
Spanish Basques, by whom, as well as by the Uascons, it 
Is still to some extent practised. Travelers, from -Marco 
Polo downward, have met with a somewhat similar custom 
among the Siamese, the Dyaks of Itorneo. the negroes, the 
aboriginal tribes of North and South America, etc. 
convert (k5-var'), H. [F., plate, napkin, spoon, 
knife, and fork, of each guest, also the spoon 
and fork only, lit. a cover, < courrir, cover : see 
cover 1 , corcrt.] See cover 1 , 6. 
couverte (kO-vart'), n. [F. (= Pr. cubtrta = 
Sp. cubierta =Pg. coberta, cuberta), glaze, deck, 
lit. a cover, orig. pp. fem. of courrir, cover: see 
c<//i. roirrf.] In ceram., same as i/la:c. 
couveuse (kft-vez'), . [F., fem.,< courer, brood, 
hatch: see counidr, run-.] 1. A brooder. 2. 
An apparatus for the preservation of infants 
prematurely born, it Is designed principally to pro- 
tect the child from the immediate influence of the atmo- 
sphere, preserving a uniform temperature approximating 
to that of the human body, and to provide for an adequate 
supply of pure wanned air. 
COUVre-nuqUe (ko'vr-nuk), n. [F.. < eourrir, 
cover (see ewer 1 ) + nuque, the nape of the neck.] 
In armor, that part of a helmet which protects 
the neck, such appendages were rare in classical an- 
tiquity, and were apparently unknown to the Roman le- 
gionary. In the early time of the middle ages the neck 
was protected by the carnal), and the fully developed ar- 
met, following the form of the person accurately, pro- 
tected the nape of the nei-k hy a plate of steel, of which the 
edge fitted a groove in the gorgerin, allowing a free side- 
