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Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.

The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as. a low corsage.

See Cozenage.

Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity. Burrill.

Expense; cost. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A small house; a cot; a hut.

Set or covered with cottages. Even humble Harting's cottaged vale. Collins.

Cottagelike; suitable for a cottage; rustic. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

One who lives in a cottage.

See Cowhage.

An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. Knight.

The heart; spirit; temper; disposition. [Obs.] So priketh hem nature in here corages. Chaucer. My lord, cheer up your spirits; our foes are nigh, and this soft courage makes your followers faint. Shak.

Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold. With this victory, the women became most courageous and proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate. Stow.

In a courageous manner.

The quality of being courageous; courage.

Relationship; kinship. [Obs.] Wyclif.

The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract of insurance.

See Cowhage.