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also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. Goldsmith. Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.

A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious (#), a.

Willfully disobedient to the summous or prders of a court. Blackstone.

haracteristic note of pigeons or doves. The stockdove only through the forest cooes, Mournfully hoarse. Thomson.

impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior. Its cool stare of familiarity was intolerable. Hawthorne.

To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime.

iseptic, and an exellent antisyphilitic; called also mercuric bichloride. It is to be carefully distinguished from calomel, the mild chloride of mercury.

In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption or corrupting influences; wronfully.

Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly designated by any special name, whether belonging to contracts or not. Burrill.

In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly. They can produce nothing so courtly writ. Dryden

nd, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.

To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden). Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Ex. xx. 17.

To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully. Some cogging,cozening slave. Shak.

With craft; artfully; cunningly.

To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. [Obs.] Each man may crake of that which was his own. Mir. for Mag.

To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. G. Eliot.

quilt made of pieces of silk or other material of various sizes, shapes, and colors, fancifully stitched together without definite plan or arrangement.

Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.

A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain. Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition. Macualay.

Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill. To devise curious works. Ex. xxxv. 32 His body couched in a curious bed. Shak.