cowslipped 
cowslipped (kou'slipt), a. [< cowslip + -erf 2 .] 
Adorned with cowslips. 
From rushes green, and brakes, and cowslipped lawns. 
Keats. 
cow-stone (kou'ston), n. A boulder of the 
greensand. [Local.] 
cowt (kout), . [Also eowte : see colt.] A colt. 
[Scotch.] 
Yet aft a ragged cowte'a been known 
To make a noble aiver. Bums, A Dream. 
COW-tree (kou'tre), . A name of various trees 
having an abundance of milky juice, especially 
of a South American tree, Brosimwm galacto- 
dendron, natural order Urticaeeie, and allied to 
the fig-tree. When the trunk is incised, a rich, milky, 
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coy 
We will belabour you a little better, and an epimeron : applied by Huxley to the ar- 
And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. ticular membranes between the coxopodites and 
Fletcher, Humorous Lieutenant, n. 2. epimera of cer t a i n somites of the crawfish. 
4. A fop; a vain, showy fellow; a conceited and C0 xofemoral (kok-so-fem'o-ral), a. [(coxa + 
pretentious dunce. 
I cannot think I shall become a coxcomb, 
To ha' my hair curled by an idle finger. 
As a coxcomb is a fool of parts, so is a flatterer a knave 
of parts. Steele, Tatler, No. 208. 
Coxcombs and pedants, not absolute simpletons, are his 
ime . Macaulay, Machiavelli. 
femur (f'emor-) + -al.] In anat., pertaining to 
the os innominatum or coxa and to the femur: 
as, a coxofemoral articulation or ligament. 
A contracted form of cock- 
gai 
5f. A kind of silver lace frayed out at the edges 
Davies. 
nutritions juice, in appearance and quality resembling Q g ame ag cockscomb, 2. = Syn. 4. Coxcoi, 
cow's milk, is discharged in such abundance as^to render ^^ ^ ExquigUe< Beau ^ prig: pophijay, jackanapes. 
it an important food-product to the natives of the region 
where it grows. The tree is common in Venezuela, grow- 
ing to the height of 100 feet. The leaves are leathery, 
about 1 foot long and 3 or 4 inches broad. The cow-tree 
of Para is a sapotaceous tree, Mimusops elata, the milk of 
which resembles cream in consistence, but is too viscid to 
be a safe article of food. Also called milk-tree. 
COW-troopial (kou'tro"pi-al), n. Same as cow- 
bird. See troopial. 
COW-weed (kou'wed), w. Same as cow-chervil. 
COW-wheat (kou'hwet), . The popular name 
of plants of the genus Melampyrum. 
COXt (koks), n. [Abbrev. from coxcomb.] A cox- 
comb. 
Go ; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. Beau, and Fl. 
coxa (kok'sa), .; pi. coxce(-se). [L.] If. The 
femur or thi'gh-bone. 2. In anat. : (a) The hip- 
bone, os COXEB or os innominatum. (6) The 
hip-joint. 3. In entom., the first or basal joint 
(sometimes called 
the hip) of an in- 
sect's leg, by which 
it is articulated to 
the body. It may be 
entirely uncovered, as in 
many files, or received 
into a coxal cavity or 
deep hollow in the lower 
surface of the thorax, as 
in most beetles. Coxae are said to be contiguous when 
those of a pair are close together, separate when there 
is a space between them, distant when they are widely 
separate, prominent when they protrude from the coxal 
cavities, globose when they are shaped like a ball, tram- 
verse when they lie across the body with the succeeding 
joint of the leg attached to the inner end, etc. These dis- 
tinctions are of great value in classification. Sometimes 
the coxa has a small accessory piece called the trochanter, 
swam. 
About two o'clock in the morning, letters came from 
London by our coxon, so they waked me. 
Pepyn, Diary, March 25, 1660. 
coxopodite (kok-sop'o-dit), n. [< L. coxa, the 
hip + Gr. Troi'f (Tro(i-), = E.foot, + -ite?.] In Ar- 
It was as necessary to trim his light grey frock with a t j iroj}oaa as a crustacean, the proximal joint of 
[ver edging of coxcomb, th ghtnot*ppeKrvone a developed limb by which the limb articulates 
with its somite or segment of the body. Morpho- 
.... pinjay, jackanapes, xne JS^S^^^^^^o^.^ 
first five are used only of men. Ihe distinguishing char- 
acteristic of a coxcomb is vanity, which may be displayed 
sil 
than his fellows. 
See 
. 
* chiefly to one who displays 
> and pertness in conversation, with a ten- 
mpertinence in manner. Wandy is applied only 
himself upon his superfine taste in dress, manners, lan- 
guage, etc., when a fair judgment would be that his taste 
is overwrought, petty, or affected. (See quotation from 
Le of Caraboid Beetle, enlarged. 
a, coxa ; *, trochanter ; c , femur ; 
d, tibia ; e, tarsus. 
overdoes in the matter of dresa, sometimes carrying it to 
an extreme, as Beau Nash, Beau Brummel. Beau Brum- 
mel might perhaps be called the typical fop. 
Most coxcombs are not of the laughing kind ; 
More sroes to make a fop than fops can find. 
Dryden, Pilgrim, Prol., 1. 15. 
Gods ! shall the ravisher display your hair, 
While the/o8 envy and the ladies stare? 
Pope, R. of the L., iv. 104. 
The all-importance of clothes . . . has sprung up in the 
intellect of the dandy without effort, like an instinct of 
genius. Carlyle, Sartor Kesartus, iii. 10. 
Such an exquisite was but a poor companion for a quiet, 
plain man like me. T. Hook, Gilbert Gurney. 
Why round our coaches crowd the white-gloved beaux ? 
Pope, R. of the L., v. 13. 
coxcombical, coxcomical (koks-kom'i-kal), a. 
[< coxcomb + -ic-ul] Like or characteristic of 
a coxcomb ; conceited ; foppish. 
John Lylly, . . . who wrote that singularly cozeomical 
work called " Euphues and his England," was in the very 
zenith of his absurdity and reputation. 
Scott, Monastery, xiv. 
Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little brass 
nails. Ireing. 
which, however, is not a true joint. Some of the older coxcombically, COXCOmically (koks-kom'i- 
entomologists included the first two joints ^>f the lf ; kal-i), adv. After the manner of a coxcomb; 
foppishly. 
But this coxcombically mingling 
Of rhymes, unrhyming, interjingling, 
For numbers genuinely British, 
Is quite too finical and skittish. 
Jiyroin, Remarks. 
sciatic nerve. Dunglison. ~^<']'~That which is in 'keeping with the char- 
COXal (kok'sal), a. [< coxa + -al.] Pertaining acter of a coxcom b. [Bare.] 
Inferior masters paint coxcombities that had no relation 
to universal modes of thought or action. 
C. Knight, Once upon a Time, II. 140. 
COXCOmblyt (koks'kom-li), a. Like a coxcomb. 
and the second as the trochanter. 
4. The basal joint of the leg of a spider or 
a crustacean; a coxopodite (which see). 
coxagra (kok-sag'ra), n. [NL., < L. coxa, the 
hip, + Gr. aypa, a taking (used as in chiragra, 
podagra, etc.).] In pathol., pain following the C0 xcombity (koks'ko-mi-ti), n. [< coxcomb 
sciatic nerve. Dunglison. - -> mu_*. i.:~i, : :. ,"i. .....;....,. it i i\*o ve 
COXal (kok'sal), a. [< coxa + -al.] Pertaining 
to the coxa : as, a coxal segment ; a coxal artic- 
ulation. Coxal cavities, in entom., hollows of the 
lower surface of the thorax, in which the coxa; are artic- 
r are i 
pletely closed behind by the junction of the sternum and 
epimera, open when a space is left protected only by 
membrane, separate when the sternum extends between 
them, and confluent when the sternum is not visible 
between them. Much use is made of these characters 
in classification. Coxal lines, in entom., two curved, 
slightly prominent lines on the first ventral abdominal 
segment of certain Coleoptera, behind the coxa;. They limit COXCOmbry (koks kom-ri), 
a space which is inclined toward the base of the abdomen, - " --" i! ' 
passing under the coxa3. 
coxalgia (kok-sal'ji-a), n. [NL., < coxa, the 
hip, Hr Gr. aAyof, pain.^] Inpatliol., pain of the 
hip or haunch. 
coxalgic (kok-sal'jik), a. [< coxalgia + -ic.] 
Pertaining to or of the nature of coxalgia ; af- coxcomical, COXCOmically. 
fected with coxalgia. coxcombically. 
coxarthritis (kok-sar-thri'tis), n. [NL., < L. coxcomicality (koks-kom-i-kal'i-ti). 
coxa, the hip, + Gr. apBpov, joint, + -itis.] Same 
as coxitis. 
coxcomb (koks'kom), n. 
cock's comb: see cockscomb.] 
+ -tc.] Of or pertaining to a coxopodite : as, 
coxopoditic setee. Huxley. 
coxosternal (kok-so-ster'nal), a. [< coxa + 
sternum + -al.] Of or pertaining to the coxa 
and the sternum of an arthropod. 
coxswain, . See cockswain. 
coy 1 (koi), a. [< ME. coy, koy, < OF. coi, quoi, 
quei, coy, quoy, coit, quoit, quiet, still, calm, 
tranquil, slow (to do a thing), private, secret, 
mod. F. coi, quiet, still, = Pr. quet: = Sp. Pg. 
quedo, quieto = It. cheto, quieto, < L. quietus, 
quiet, still, calm, whence directly E. quiet, 
which is thus a doublet of coy : see quiet, a.] 
It. Quiet; still. 
Hebe-heilde his [Merlin's] felowes, that were stille and 
toy, that seiden not o worde. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 318. 
2. Manifesting modesty; shrinking from fa- 
miliarity; bashful; shy; retiring. 
Coy or sobyr, sobrius, modestus. Prompt. Pan., p. 86. 
To be in love, where scorn is bought with groans ; 
Coy looks with heart-sore sighs. Shak.,1. G. of V., i. 1. 
Nor the coy maid, half willing to be pressed, 
Shall kiss the cup to pass it to the-rest. 
Goldsmith, Des. Vil., 1. 249. 
Her air, her manners, all who saw admired ; 
Courteous though coy, and gentle though retired. 
Crabbe, Parish Register. 
3. Disposed to repel advances ; disdainful. 
'Twas told me, you were rough, and coy, and sullen. 
Shak., 1. of the S., ii. 
= Syn. 2. Shrinking, distant, bashful, backward, diffident, 
demure. 
coy 1 (koi), v. [< ME. coyen, coien, < coy, a. Cf. 
accoy (of which coy, v. , is prob. in part an abbr. ), 
and see decoy, v., which is peculiarly related to 
coy, r.] I. trans. It. To quiet ; soothe. 
I coye, I styll or apayse, le acquoyse. I can nat coy 
hym, je ne le puis pas acquoyser. Palsgrave. 
Com hem that they seye noon harme of me. 
Chaucer, Troilus, ii. 801. 
2. To caress with the hand; stroke caressingly. 
Coyyn, blandior. Prompt. Pan., p. 8. 
He raught forth his right hand & his [the steed's] rigge 
[back] frotus [rubs], 
And coies hym as he kan with his clene hands. 
Alisaunder of Macedoine (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1175. 
Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed, 
While I thy amiable cheeks do coy. 
"Aa*.,M. N. D.,iv. 1. 
Sha 
See cle- 
..., Jooks terrify them, you coxcombly ass! I'll be judged 
by all the company whether thou hast not a worse face 
than I. Beau, and Fl., Maid's Tragedy, i. 2. 
You are as troublesome to a poor Widow of Business as 3. To coax; allure; entice; deeoy. 
a young coxcombly rhiming Lover. coy, V. 
Wyc.he.rley, Plain Dealer, i. 1. Coynge [read coyynge, that is, coying] or styrunge to 
T< rnrrmnb + ru 1 werkyn [var. steryuge to done a werke], instigacio. 
, ,, \\coxeomo-t--ry.j Prompt. Pan., p. 86. 
1. Coxcombs collectively. 2. The manners of 
a coxcomb ; foppishness. 
The extravagances of coxcombry in manners and apparel 
are indeed the legitimate, and often the successful, ob- 
jects of satire, during the time when they exist. 
Sco, Monastery, Int., p. xv. 
See coxcombical, 
Now there are sprung up a wiser generation, . . . who 
have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets, who 
have now reduced gaming to a science. 
Bp. Rainbow, Sermons, p. 29. 
II. intrans. 1. To be coy; behave with coy- 
ness or bashfulness ; shrink from familiarity : 
with an indefinite it. 
He comes to woo you, see you do not coy it. 
Maxsinger, New Way to Pay Old Debts, iii. 2. 
One kiss nay, damsel ! coy it not. 
Scott, Harold the Dauntless, ii. 9. 
2. To make difficulty; be slow or reluctant. 
Xay. if he ("*/'</ 
To hear Cominius speak, I'll keep at home, 
Shak., Cor.,v. 1. 
_. [Obsolete or rare in both uses.] 
coxocerite (kok-sos'e-rit), n. [< L. coxa, the coyH (koi), . [< ME. coye; from the verb.] 1. 
[< cox- 
comical + -ity.] The character of a coxcomb ; 
coxcombry. Sir J. Mackintosh. 
[For cockscomb, i. e., coxendix (kok-sen'diks), n.; pi. coxendices 
).] If. The comb of (-di- s z). [L.] The hip ; the haunch-bone. 
a cock. See cockscomb, 1. 2. The comb, re- C0 xitis (kok-si'tis), n. [NL., < L. coxa, the hip, 
sembling that of a cock, which licensed fools + _;$.] l n pathol., inflammation of the hip- 
formerly wore- in their caps; hence, the fool's j o i nt . Also coxarthritis. 
cap itself. 
There, take my coxcomb. Why, this fellow has banished 
two of his daughters, and did the third a blessing against 
his will ; if thou follow him, thou must needs wear my 
coxcomb. Shak., Lear, i. 4. 
Here is all 
We fools can catch the wise in to unknot, 
By privilege of coxcombs, what they plot. 
Ford, Love's Sacrifice, iii. 
3. The top of the head, or the head itself. 
hip, + Gr. Ktpaf (Ke'par-), horn, + -ite 2 .] In 
Crustacea, the basal joint of an antenna, con- 
sidered as answering to the coxopodite of an 
ambulatory leg. 
coxoceritic (kok-sos-e-rit'ik), a. [< coxocerite 
+ -ic.] Of or pertaining to a coxocerite. 
COXO-epimeral (kok"s6-e-pim'e-ral), a. [< coxa 
+ epimera + -al.] Pertaining to a coxopodite 
A stroke or noise made to coy or quiet an ani- 
mal, as a horse ; a soothing sound or utterance. 
No man may on that stede ryde 
But a bloiuun [black man], . . . 
For he hym maketh with moche pryde 
A nysr 
The coye is with hys handys two 
Clappynde tou'-di'iv to and fro. 
(h-tiiriitii, 1. 1344 (Weber's Metr. Rom., III.). 
