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One who dwells with another, or in the same place or country. No small number of the Danes became peaceable cohabitants with the Saxons in England. Sir W. Raleigh.

The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another. Feltham.

To suit; to agree; to fit. [Obs.] Had time cohered with place, or place with wishing. Shak.

ed; adapted; accordant. [Obs.] Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place, with this deceit so lawful, May prove coherent. Shak.

Coins; the aggregate coin of a time or place.

To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other. If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it would have rendered the annual revoluton of the earth useless. Cheyne.

The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. Bentley.

Having coincidence; occupying the same place; contemporaneous; concurrent; -- followed by with. Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly suitable to, and coincident with, the ruling principles of a virtuous and well- inclined man. South.

hout warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly. Withdraw unto some private place, And reason coldly of your grievances. Shak.

ect, and used for rastraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hibing an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of…

To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.

Side by side; by the side. These pulleys . . . placed collaterally. Bp. Wilkins.

To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; to obtain by gathering. A band of men Collected choicely from each country. Shak. 'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by preserving what our labor and industry daily collect. Watts.

The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it.

Set; placed. [Obs.] Bacon.

The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement. The choice and collocation of words. Sir W. Jones.

ts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc.

An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and date of publication, printer's name, etc., formerly placed on the last page of a book. The colophon, or final description, fell into disuse, and . . . the title page had become the principal direct means of identifying the book. De Morgan. The book was uninj…

nt with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.