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A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a matter in question.

To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove. F. P. Cobbe.

f two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision. Thus they doubtful consultations dark Ended. Milton.

Pertaining to consultation; having the privilege or right of conference. "A consultative . . . power." Abp. Bramhall.

Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory. Bancroft.

Content; satisfaction. [Obs.] Bacon.

The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. "Loverlike contestation." Milton. After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. Clarendon.

Circular motion in a direction contrary to some other circular motion.

To make sorrowful. [Obs.] Bacon.

To choose; to elect; to coöpt. [Obs.] Cockeram.

The act of choosing; selection; choice. [Obs.] The first election and coöptation of a friend. Howell.

Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or more longitudinal ribs.

Alabama; -- a nickname.

See Counter irritant, etc., under Counter, a.

To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another.

South Dakota; -- a nickname.

Georgia; -- a nickname. See Cracker, n. 5.

Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.

Louisiana; -- a nickname. See Creole, n. & a.

To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.