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Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans. This is the lightest and most ornamental of the three orders used by the Greeks. Parker.

Horned; having horns. Dr. H. More.

of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom.

eing or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality. Dr. H. More.

The state of being embodied; bodily existence. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

s have a corps. Bacon. Army corps, or (French) Corps d'armée (k, a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. -- Corps de logis (ke l Etym: [F., body of the house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings. -- Corps diplomatique (k Etym: [F.…

amels, birds, reptiles, and the lower vertebrates generally, they are oval, and sometimes more or less spherical in form. In Amphioxus, and most invertebrates, the blood corpuscles are all white or colorless. -- White blood corpuscles (Physiol.), rounded, slightly flattened, nucleated cells, mainly protoplasmic in com…

To make more certain; to confirm; to establish. The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth. I. Taylor.

e name of this island is nowhere found among the old and ancient cosmographers. Robynson (More's Utopia).

outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.

An apple, large and round like the head. Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . . ; others more of water than wind, as your costards and pomewaters. Muffett.

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

To conceal; to include or involve darkly. There is all this, and more, that lies naturally couched under this allegory. L'Estrange.

The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease. Stomach cough, Ear cough, cough due to irritation in the stomach or ear.

receive counsel or follow advice. [R.] Few men of so great parts were upon all occasions more counselable than he. Clarendon.

A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution. Wharton.

or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin. "No counterfeit gem." Robinson (More's Utopia).

The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody.

A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. [Eng.] W. Black. Blackmore.

overnment is subverted without the consent of the people; an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a stroke of policy. -- Coup d'oeil (k. Etym: [F.] (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen at one view. (b) The general effect of a picture. (c) (…