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occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous. This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the greatest monarchs of Europe. Strype.

The Arabian gazelle (Gazella Arabica), found from persia to North Africa.

A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt.

The coracoid bone or process.

See Courage [Obs.] To Canterbury with full devout corage. Chaucer.

Corah silk.

A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. Brain coral, or Brain stone coral. See under Brain. -- Chain coral. See under Chain. -- Coral animal (Zoöl.), one of the polyps by which corals are formed. They are often very erroneously called coral insects.…

h of the genera Chætodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals.

Same as Corallian.

Having coral; covered with coral.

Like coral, or partaking of its qualities.

A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oölite; -- called also coral-rag.

Containing or producing coral.

resembling coral in form.

Same as Anthozoa.

producing coral; coraligerous; coralliferous. Humble.

Producing coral; coraliferous.

robably consists chiefly of rosolic acid. See Aurin, and Rosolic acid under Rosolic. Red corallin, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also pæonin. -- Yellow corallin. See Aurin.

Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone.

A fossil coralline.