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A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer. [Written also core.]

A prefix signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.

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.…

sh 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.

probably 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.