Kogia 
and family l'hi/nc/i-riit<i'. They have from to 12 
lower teeth, and 2 nulimentiiry upper lerlh, or none ; thu 
symphyBLH uii-uti less than luilf the length of thu jaw; the 
c, i \ I. :d \ 1 1. In ;f ;iTik>lnscil , unit 7 cervical, 13 or 14 dor- 
Hal, and 3<> to 50 or fl lumbar and caudal vertebra). Sev- 
eral nominal species, from 7 to 10 feet long, are desniln'il 
but not satisfactorily distinguished from K. bremcept of 
southern seas. 
Kohathite(ko'liath-lt), . [< Kohatli (wedef.) 
+ -ilc-.] In Jrii-ixh lii*t., a descendant of Ko- 
hatli, the second won of Levi. The Kohathiti-* wen- 
one of the three great families of the l.t-vitcs (Num. Hi. 
17-37), and hod charge of bearing the ark ami its furni- 
ture in the march through thr wilderness. 
kohl (koi), n. [Also l.-nlil ; .\r. l.-nli'l : sec ulni- 
/</.] A powder used in the East from time im- 
memorial in the toilet, to darken the orbits of 
the eyes, etc., properly consistingof finely com- 
minuted antimony. 
Kutilil Is also prepared of the smoke-black produced by 
burning the shells of almonds. 
K. jr. Lit nt; Modern Egyptians, I. 41. 
Eyes pencilled with kuld seem larger and more oblong. 
It. F. Burton, tr. of Arabian Nights, VII. 250, note. 
kohlrabi (kol-rii'bi), 11. [< G. kiililmbi, kohl- 
ntbc, formerly kulrabi, after It. carolo rapa; see 
cole-rape. The G. form kohlrabi simulates the 
It. pi. enroll rape, or the L. rapi,gen. of rupmn. 
The plant is also called in pure G. kohlriibe, < 
kulil (< L. caulis), cabbage, + rube, = L. rii/niin. 
turnip.] The turnip-stemmed cabbage, or tur- 
nip cabbage, lirassica oleraecu, var. yotigylodes 
(catllo-riipn). It is a frequently cultivated variety of 
the cabbage-plant, in which the stem above the ground 
swells into a large bulb-like formation which serves the 
purposes of a turnip, resembling in quality the Swedish 
variety, or rutabaga. 
koilanaglyphic, . Same as eielantii/lupMe. 
koilon (kni Ion), n. [< Or. nolfjiv, neut. of *oi- 
/af, hollow: see cceliac, etc., cave 1 .'] In the anc. 
(li: thcutci; the auditorium; the cavea. See 
cuts under crime and diazomti. 
kok 1 1, n. A Middle English form of cocfcl. 
kok' 2 t, " and n. A Middle English form of cook 1 . 
kok :! (kok), M. An Indian rat, Max kok. 
kokako (ko-kii'ko), n, [Native New Zealand 
name.] The New Zealand wattle-crow, Callieas 
or Glaucoma ciiierea. See Glaucopis. 
kokil (ko'kil), n. [Skt. koklla, Hind, kokld: see 
koel, cuckoo.} A large green-billed cuckoo of 
India, Zanclostomnx trixtls. Also called mal- 
knha. 
kokoket, An obsolete form of cuckoo. 
kokoon (ko-k8u'), . A tree of the genus 
KolcooHtt. 
Kokoona (ko-ko'na), M. [NL. (Thwaites, 1853), 
from the Cingalese name of the species that 
grows in Ceylon.] A genus of large tropical 
trees growing on the islands of Ceylon and 
Borneo, belonging to the polypetalous order 
( 'rtttxtriHf.it:, distinguished from related genera 
by a 3-celled ovary and winged seeds destitute 
of aril or albumen. These trees have a yellow bark, 
opposite coriaceous leaves, and small yellowish-lurid flow- 
ers with twisted petals, arranged in axillary panieled 
cymes. The fruit is a H-sided and 3-celled capsule, 1 to 
3 inches long. 1\ Zeylanica, the kokoon or kokoona-tree 
of Ceylon, is used by the inhabitants, who make a kind 
of snutf from the bark for the cure of headache, and ex- 
press an oil from the seeds which they burn in lamps. 
The only other species IB a native of Borneo, and is little 
known. 
kokra-WOOd (kok'ra-wud), Same as coco- 
wooil, 1. 
kokum-butter, kokum-oil, . See cocnm-lmttcr. 
kokwoldt,". AMiddleEnglish form of cuckold 1 . 
kola-nut, kolla-nut, ". See cola-nut. 
Kolarian (ko-la'ri-au), a. [< Koli + -arian.'] 
Ivelating to the Kolis and kindred tribes, re- 
garded as an aboriginal race in India, older thau 
both Dravidian and Aryan. 
Koli (ko'li), . [Hind.: see coolie.] A member 
of an aboriginal tribe in the hills of central 
India, whither they were driven by the early 
Aryan settlers. They are scattered widely, as culti- 
vators and luiiiTi i s throughout southern India, but have 
preserved their original language, customs, ana supersti- 
tions. See ciH)lie. 
kolinsky (ko-lin'ski),. The eh orok, red sable, 
or Siberian mink, 1'iitnrins xihiricnx, about 15 
inches long, with a bushy tail 8 or 10 inches long, 
the fur uniformly butt or tawny, somewhat paler 
below, varied with black and white on the head. 
The fur is known as Tatar sable ; it is usually dyed to imi- 
tate other kinds. The tail is used for artists' pencils. 
The Tatar name is Indon. 
kolloxyline(ko-lok'si-liu). M. Guncotton. /.Vw- 
li-r. Mod. High Explosives, p. 120. 
komeceras, komoceras (ko-mes'-, ko-mos'e- 
ras), M. [NL., < Ur. MW//, the hair, + nipac,, 
horn.] In untiiiiiitil., a horn or pseudo-horn 
formed of matted or felted hair of the skin 
covering the core. This horn is annually de- 
3311 
veloped and shed, as in the American prong- 
horn, .lllllliiril/n'ii n 111, i ii-n nil. ./. E. llrill/. 
kon't, '. An obsolete spelling of con 1 for CUM'. 
kon'-'t, ' '. An obsolete spelling of con". 
kong, a. Sec /.VIH//I. 
kongsbergite (kongs'bcrg-it), . [< A"</.s- 
bcri/ (see del'.) + -irV-.] A variety of silver 
amalgam, containing 95 per cent, of silver, 
found at Kongsberg in Norway. 
Koninckia (ko-uing'ki-a), u. [NL., named 
after Prof, de, 'Ktniinck of Liege.] 1. A genus 
of corals of the family Faroxitidii: Eilnnnl.-, 
iin/1 llniiiic, 1849. 2. Same as Koninckum. 
Koninckina (ko-niug-ki'na), n. [NL. (Suess, 
isr>:i), < KiiHiiii-kiti + -imii.] The typical ge- 
nus of Kiiiiiiirl.iniflir. K. Iconlitirdi is a species 
from the Upper Trias of the Austrian Alps. 
Koninckinidae (ko-ning-kin'i-de), n. pi. [NL., 
< Koninckia + -ir/rc.] A family of fossil brachio- 
pods, based on the genus Koninckina. 
koninckite (ko'ningk-it), . [After Prof, de 
A niiinck of Liege.] A hydrated iron phosphate 
from Vis6 in Belgium. 
konistra (ko-nis'trft), n. [< Gr. Koviarpa (see 
def.), < KOftfeai. novieiv, cover with dust, < Kov<f, 
dust, = L. cinis, ashes: see cinereous.'] In the 
/inc. (lr. thriller, the orchestra ; properly, a cir- 
cular area between the stage and the auditorium 
or koi 1 on , raised slightly above the level of a sur- 
rounding space or passage, which was usually 
paved and coped with stone. The thymele stood 
in the middle of the konistra. which was so called because 
its floor consisted of ashes or ashes and earth compounded, 
beaten down to a hard and smooth surface. This disposi- 
tion of the ancient theater was usually changed, under the 
Romans, for on even pavement of stone ; but notable ex- 
amples survive, a> at Epldaurus and Slcyon. See cut under 
diaimna. 
konite, . See conite. 
konlite (ken'lit), . [After Mr. Konlein, a su- 
perintendent of coal-works at Uznach.] A soft 
reddish-brown hydrocarbon occurring in folia 
or in grains with brown coal at Uznach iu Swit- 
zerland. 
konningt, konyngt, . and n. Middle English 
forms of cunning*. 
koot, a- See cue 1 . 
koochahbee (ko-cha'be), H. [Amer. Ind.] The 
larva? of a dipterous insect, Ephydra californica, 
prepared and used for food by the Indians. See 
Ephydra. 
The worms are dried in the sun, the shell rubbed otf by 
hand, when a yellowish kernel remains like a small grain 
of rice. This is oily, very nutritious, and not unpleasant 
to the taste ; and under the name of k&mhah-bee forms a 
very important article of food. Stand. Sat. llitt., II. 432. 
koodoo (ko'do), . [African.] The striped 
antelope, Antilope strepinceroy or Strepaiceros 
kudu, found in many parts of Africa from Abys- 
sinia to Cape Colony. It is much hunted, and has 
been almost exterminated in the latter region. The koo- 
doo Is a large handsome animal, the male standing about 
Koodoo, or Striped Antelope (Strrfsiceros >M</K). 
13 hands high at the withers, with horns 3 or even 4 
feet long, spirally twfste<l, and 21 feet apart at their sharp 
points. The coat of old nuvlesis grayish-brown, indistinctly 
marked ; that of young males and of females is a more red- 
dish brown, with 8 or 10 long white stripes on each side. 
The koodoo frequents covered country, especially in the 
vicinity of riven. Also kooda, kudu, coudau. 
kook (kuk), r. . See coot 3 . 
kookery, kookree, . See kukeri. 
Kooleen, . See Kulin. 
koolokamba ( ko-lo-kam'bft), . [Native name.] 
A kind of anthropoid ape, Troglodytes koolo- 
kitniba, described by Du Chaillu as inhabiting 
the forests of equatorial Africa, and named T. 
kosmeterion 
itubryi by Gratiolet and Alix. It is related to 
the gorilla, chimpanzee, and nttchiego. 
koomiss. . See /.-uinum. 
koorbasn (kor'lia>h), H. [Also kotirliaxh, and 
formerly riturbntli, coorbtilcli ; <Ar. ktirbaj, < 
Turk, i/irlaich, kirbuch, a whip, a scourge.] A 
whip of hippopotamus- or rhinoceros-hide, used 
in Egypt and other parts of Africa. 
He tried the argument of an unlimited application of 
the AronrixuA In thU case a frightfully thick thong uf 
hippopotamus-hide. E. Sarturiiu, In the Soudan, p. 1S8. 
koorbash (kOr'bash), c. /. [< koorbavh, n.] To 
beat with a koorbash. 
Koord, >'. Sec Kuril. 
Koordish, . See Kurdish. 
kooskoos, a. See couscous. 
kooso. koosso, . See cusso. 
kopeck, kopek, ". See copeck. 
koppa (kop'ii), H. [Gr. xoirn-a, < Phen. (Heb.) 
ryo;7i .] A letter of the original Greek alphabet, 
r^, analogous in fonn and corresponding in posi- 
tion and use to the Pheniciau and Hebrew Icoph 
and the Latin Q, q. See epixemoit, 2. The kappa 
(K, ) was substituted for It in the words In which it had 
been used, but the sign was retained as a numeral with Its 
ancient value of 90. 
koppite (kop'it), n. [After Prof. Hermann 
kopp of Heidelberg.] A rare mineral, related 
to pyrochlore in composition, found at Scheliu- 
gen in the Kaiserstuhl, Baden. 
Kopp's law of boiling-points. See boiling- 
point. 
kopra, koprah, . See copra. 
Kopsia (kop'si-a), w. [NL. (Blume, 1826), 
named a ft er a Dutch botanist, Jan Kopg, profes- 
sor at Utrecht.] A genus of tropical Old World 
trees or shrubs, belonging to the natural order 
Apocynacetr, or dogbane family, tribe I'lutne- 
rieie, having a hypocraterimorphous or salver- 
shaped corolla, calyx destitute of glands, corol- 
la-lobes twisted and overlapping to the right, 
opposite leaves, and white or pink flowers in 
short terminal cymes. It was made by Don the type 
of his tribe Kopgitce. Only four species are known, native 
in the Malayan peninsula and archipelago. K. /rwrteosa 
Is very ornamental In cultivation, and produces flowers 
several times in a year. 
Kopsieae (kop-si'e-e), . pi. [NL. (Don, 1838), 
< Kopxia + -err.] ' A tribe of plants of the order 
Apocynaceiv, typified by the genus Kopsia. 
kora, n. See koray. 
Koran (ko'rau or ko-ran'), w. [Also rarely Co- 
ran, (fttrati, 'formerly also Core; with the Ar. 
article, Alkoran, Alcoran (q. v.) ; = Turk. Pere. 
qiirdn, < Ar. quran, qordn, book, reading, < qara, 
read.] The book which contains the religious 
and moral code of the Mohammedans, and by 
which all their transactions, civil, legal, mili- 
tary, etc., are regulated, it consists of revelations 
uttered by Mohammed at intervals during many years, and 
written down on loose leaves, the collection of which was 
completed after his death in 114 surahs or chapters. Its 
style is regarded as the standard of classical Arabic. 
He Anathematiseth the Cure, that is, MahomeU Kcrip- 
ture, and all his learning, lawes. Apocryphall narrations, 
traditions, and blasphemies. Purctuu, Pilgrimage, p. 264. 
Koranic (ko-ran'ik), n. [< Koran + -ic.] Of 
or pertaining to the Koran. 
Haflz afterwards enrolled himself in the same order and 
became a professor of Korunic exegesis. 
Encye. Brit., XI. 367. 
korazint, . See rora;in. 
Kordofan gum. See gum arable, under gum?. 
Korean, a. and n. See Corean. 
korker (k6r'ker), . Same as cork*. 
koro (ko'ro), . [A native name.] An inferior 
light-colored kind of trepang. 
In the Gulf of Carpentaria we did not observe any other 
than the koro, or gray slug. Captain Flinders, Voyage. 
koroscopy (ko-ros'ko-pi), n. [< Gr. nopt/, the pu- 
pil of the eye, + anoxr in, view.] The shadow-test 
for the refraction of the eye. See refraction. 
korybant, w. An occasional form of corybant. 
kos (kos), . [Heb.] A Jewish measure of ca- 
pacity, equal to about 4 cubic inches. 
kosher (ko'sher), a. [Also cosher; Heb.. law- 
ful.] Pure; clean; lawful; conforming to the re- 
quirements of the Talmud: used by Hebrews: as, 
kosher bread, kosher meat, etc. : opposed to tref. 
The whole difference between Imthrr and tref (lawful 
and forbidden, clean and unclean meat) lies in the observ- 
ance of, or departure from, certain . . . Talmudic ordi- 
nances concerning the knife to be used for slaughtering, 
its shape, . . . and the like. The Century, XXIII. 813. 
kosmeterion ( kos-me-te'ri-on), n. ; pi. konmete- 
ria (-a). [Gr. aoafa/ri/ptnv (see def.), < Koa/uiv, 
adorn: see cosmetic.'] In Gr. antiq., a public 
storehouse for the various ornaments and ac- 
cessories used in the celebration of religions 
festivals, processions, etc., as at Sicyon. 
