n. Address; greeting. [ R. ] J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Accosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accosting. ] [ F. accoster, LL. accostare to bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See Coast, and cf. Accoast. ] 1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of. [ Obs. ] “So much [ of Lapland ] as accosts the sea.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To approach; to make up to. [ Archaic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. “Him, Satan thus accosts.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To adjoin; to lie alongside. [ Obs. ] “The shores which to the sea accost.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. accostable. ] Approachable; affable. [ R. ] Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; world. ] A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Acosmism. ] One who denies the existence of the universe, or of a universe as distinct from God. G. H. Lewes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by Actinomyces israeli or Arachnia propionica in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. In cattle it is called also lumpy jaw or big jaw. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

n. [ Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf. Costmary. ] (Bot.) The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Anthrax. ] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis. See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Ascus + spore. ] (Bot.) One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [ See Illust. of Ascus. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an ascospore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel. ] Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a bellicose manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + costate. ] (Bot.) Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several fungal infections caused by blastomycetes; they are characterized by inflammatory lesions of skin and mucous membranes or internal organs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kako`s bad + &unr_; mouth. ] (Med.) Diseased or gangrenous condition of the mouth. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL. See Catholic. ] (Eccl.) The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Patriarch of Constantinople is the civil head of the Armenians in Turkey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores.
Syn. -- genus Cercospora. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores.
Syn. -- genus Cercosporella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a disease of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a grain, seed + E. sphere. ] (Biol.) A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into coccoliths. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; grain, seed + &unr_; bone. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes, having the broad plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles. [ 1913 Webster ]

same as cocus wood. Syn. -- granadilla wood. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. corticosus. ] Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound.
Syn. -- corticoid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. any of several steroid compounds secreted by the adrenal cortex; they are involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. ko`skinon sieve + -mancy. ] Divination by means of a suspended sieve. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A large, white, South American duck, of the genus Cascoroba, resembling a swan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For co. secans, an abbrev. of L. complementi secans. ] (Trig.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Cozen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cozenage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (O. Eng. Law) Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly designated by any special name, whether belonging to contracts or not. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Perceiving together. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Cozy. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a piece of leather-covered metal with a flexible handle; used for hitting people. [ slang ]
Syn. -- blackjack, sap. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. 1. . [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to hit (someone) with a cosh or similar bludgeon, usually on the head. [ slang ] [ WordNet 1.5 + PJC ]

v. t. [ Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet? or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch, Coshering. ] 1. (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat with hospitality; to pet. [ Ireland ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who coshers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Old Law) A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant's house. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the law, to live by coshering, that is to say, by quartering himself on the old tentants of his family, who, wretched as was their own condition, could not refuse a portion of their pittance to one whom they still regarded as their rightful lord. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. coussier maker of mattresses; or couseor tailor, fr. OF. & F. coudre, p. p. cousu to sew, fr. L. consuere to sew together; con- + seure to sew. See Sew to stitch. ] A tailor who botches his work. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the same signification. Cockerham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. co- + sign. Cf. Signatory. ] Signing some important public document with another or with others; as, a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary powers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cosignitaries One who signs a treaty or public document along with others or another; as, the cosignitaries of the treaty of Berlin. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. See Cozily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cousinage. ] (Law) (a) Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity. Burrill. (b) A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered, after the death of the grandfather's grandfather, or other distant collateral relation. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For co. sinus, an abbrev. of L. complementi sinus. ] (Trig.) The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. kosmitiko`s skilled in decorating, fr. ko`smos order, ornament: cf. F. cosmétique. See Cosmos. ] Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion; as, a cosmetical preparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

First, robed in white, the nymph intent adores,
With head uncovered, the cosmetic powers. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]