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A cuckold maker. [R.] Jordan.

Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn. Up stood the cornu reed. Milton.

A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago.

ustenance of such of the king's servants as he may designate to receive it. [Written also corrody.]

A corolla.

The inner envelope 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.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla; having the form or texture of a corolla.

ion to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [Obs.] Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than want a spirit. Shak.

Having a corolla or corollas; like a corolla.

A floret in an aggregate flower. [Obs.] Martyn.

Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral.

Of or pertaining to a corolla.

The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. -- Coromandel wood, Calamander wood.

The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column.

See Coranach.

Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses). The coronal light during the eclipse is faint. Abney.

The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet.

Of or pertaining to a crown; ferming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland. "Coronary thorns." Bp. Pearson. The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus. Sir T. Browne.

The small pastern bone of the horse and allied animals.

A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. It takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls.