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Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. Coasting trade, trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished fron foreign trade or trade involving long voyages. -- Coasting vessel, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.

A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.

A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.

The act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight.

Coexistent. Locke.

A kind of lace. [Obs.] Pinners edged with colbertine. Swift. Difference rose between Mechlin, the queen of lace, and colbertine. Young.

A small musical imstrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.

A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; -- more concise than the concerto.

Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition; contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary; opposing.

dealing with (a person or problem) directly; taking the bull by the horns. Syn. -- braving, coping with, grappling, tackling. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

A variety of vegetable casein, resembling legumin, and found in almonds, rye, wheat, etc.

Cementing together; uniting closely; causing to adhere; promoting healing, as of a wound or a broken bone, by adhesion of the parts.

To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together. Bones . . . have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days. Boyle.

A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union. Conglutination of parts separated by a wound. Arbuthnot.

Conglutinant.

With consent; in a compliant manner. Jer. Taylor.

That consults. Consulting physician (Med.), a physician who consults with the attending practitioner regarding any case of disease.

In a contending manner.

lf-restraint; self-command. He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers. Dryden.

ing restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate. Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower. Shak.