Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 124

Cope (v. i.) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. [Obs.]

Some bending down and coping toward the earth. -- Holland.

Cope (v. t.) (Falconry) To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk). -- J. H. Walsh.

Coped (imp. & p. p.) of Cope.

Coping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cope.

Cope (v. i.) To exchange or barter. [Obs.] -- Spenser.

Cope (v. i.) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation coped withal. -- Shak.

Cope (v. i.) To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed by with.

Host coped with host, dire was the din of war. -- Philips.

Their generals have not been able to cope with the troops of Athens. -- Addison.

Cope (v. t.) To bargain for; to buy. [Obs.]

Cope (v. t.) To make return for; to requite; to repay. [Obs.]

Three thousand ducats due unto the Jew, We freely cope your courteous pains withal. -- Shak.

Cope (v. t.) To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.

I love to cope him in these sullen fits. -- Shak.

They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle, and struck him down. -- Shak.

Cope (n.) Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: header, coping, cope].

Cope (n.) A long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.

Cope (v.) Come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage].

Cope, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina

Population (2000): 107

Housing Units (2000): 46

Land area (2000): 0.247869 sq. miles (0.641977 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 0.247869 sq. miles (0.641977 sq. km)

FIPS code: 16720

Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45

Location: 33.377510 N, 81.007736 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 29038

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Cope, SC

Cope

Cope-chisel (n.) A narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove. -- Knight.

Compare: Kopeck

Kopeck (n.; pl. Eng. kopecks, Russ. kopeek.) [Russ. kopeika.] A small Russian coin, continued as a unit of currency within the Soviet Union. One hundred kopecks make a ruble. The ruble was worth about sixty cents (U. S.) in 1910; in 1991 a two-kopeck coin could be used for a local telephone call at a pay telephone. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1993, the exchange value of the ruble declined rapidly and by the end of 1994 the ruble was worth three hundredths of a cent, and by 1997 two hundredths of a cent. By 1993, the kopek had become of such small value that it was obsolete and no longer minted. [Written also kopek, copec, and copeck.] kopje

Copeck (n.) A Russian copper coin. See Kopeck.

Copeck (n.) 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia [syn: kopek, kopeck, copeck].

Coped (a.) Clad in a cope.

Compare: Larvalia

Larvalia (prop. n. pl.) [NL. See Larval.] (Zool.) An order of Tunicata, including Appendicularia, and allied genera; -- so called because certain larval features are retained by them through life. Called also Copelata. See Appendicularia.

Copelata (n. pl.) (Zool.) See Larvalia.

Copeman (n.) A chapman; a dealer; a merchant. [Obs.]

He would have sold his part of paradise For ready money, had he met a copeman. -- B. Jonson.

Copepod (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Copepoda.

Copepod (n.) One of the Copepoda.

Copepoda (n. pl.) (Zool.) An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea, both fresh-water and marine.

Note: They have a distinct carapace. The eggs are carried in a pair of external pouches. Some are parasites of fishes.

Copernican (a.) Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system. copesetic

Copernican (a.) Of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art".

Copernican (a.) According to Copernicus; "in the Copernican system the earth and other planets revolve around the sun".

Copesmate (n.) An associate or companion; a friend; a partner. [Obs.]

Misshapen time, copesmate of ugly Night. -- Shak.

Copestone (n.) (Arch.) A stone for coping. See Coping.

Copier (n.) One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber.

Copier (n.) An imitator; one who imitates an example; hence, a plagiarist.

Copier (n.) A machine that makes copies of documents, especially by xerography; a photocopier; as, to run twenty copies off on the copier.

Copier (n.) Apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material [syn: duplicator, copier].

Coping (n.) (Arch.) The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping. -- Gwill.

Coping (n.) Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: header, coping, cope].

Copious (a.) Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful.

Kindly pours its copious treasures forth. -- Thomson.

Hail, Son of God, Savior of men! thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song. -- Milton.

Syn: Ample; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; rich; full; uberant; overflowing; full. See Ample.

Copious (a.) Large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" [syn: copious, voluminous].

Copious (a.) Affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" [syn: ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich].

Copiously (adv.) In a copious manner.

Copiously (adv.) In an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn: abundantly, copiously, profusely, extravagantly].

Copiousness (n.) The state or quality of being copious; abudance; plenty; also, diffuseness in style.

To imitatethe copiousness of Homer. -- Dryden.

Syn: Abudance; plenty; richness; exuberance.

Copiousness (n.) The property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" [syn: abundance, copiousness, teemingness] [ant: scarceness, scarcity].

Copist (n.) A copier. [Obs.] "A copist after nature." -- Shaftesbury.

Coplanar (a.) (Math.) Situated in one plane.

Coplanar (a.) Lying in the same plane.

Copland (n.) A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle. [Obs.]

Copland (n.) United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990) [syn: Copland, Aaron Copland].

Coportion (n.) Equal share. [Obs.]

Myself will bear . . . coportion of your pack. -- Spenser.

Copped (a.) Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested. -- Wiseman.

Coppel (n. & v.) See Cupel.

Cupel (n.) A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals, commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime). [Written also coppel.]

Cupel dust, Powder used in purifying metals.

Copper (n.) [U] 銅;[C] 銅幣;[C] 銅製品 A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.

Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys.

Copper (n.) A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.]

My friends filled my pockets with coppers. -- Franklin.

Copper (n.) A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.

Copper (n.) pl. Specifically (Naut.), The boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers.

Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper; as, a copper boiler, tube, etc.

All in a hot and copper sky. -- Coleridge.

Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as, copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored.

Copper finch. (Zool.) See Chaffinch.

Copper glance, or Vitreous copper. (Min.) See Chalcocite.

Indigo copper. (Min.) See Covelline.

Coppered (imp. & p. p.) of Copper.

Coppering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Copper.

Copper (v. t.) To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.

Copper (n.) A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor [syn: copper, Cu, atomic number 29].

Copper (n.) A copper penny.

Copper (n.) Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig].

Copper (n.) A reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper [syn: copper, copper color].

Copper (n.) Any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

Copper (v.) Coat with a layer of copper.

Copper, ()

Symbol: Cu

Atomic number: 29

Atomic weight: 63.54

Red-brown transition element. Known by the Romans as 'cuprum.' Extracted and used for thousands of years. Malleable, ductile and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. When in moist conditions, a greenish layer forms on the outside.

Copper (n.) Conventional electron-carrying network cable with a core conductor of copper ? or aluminum! Opposed to light pipe or, say, a short-range microwave link.

Copper, () Conventional electrical network cable with a core conductor of copper (or aluminium!)

Opposed to light pipe or, say, a short-range microwave link.

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Copper, () Derived from the Greek kupros (the island of Cyprus), called "Cyprian brass," occurs only in the Authorized Version in Ezra 8:27. Elsewhere the Hebrew word (nehosheth) is improperly rendered "brass," and sometimes "steel" (2 Sam. 22:35; Jer. 15:12). The "bow of steel" (Job 20:24; Ps. 18:34) should have been "bow of copper" (or "brass," as in the R.V.). The vessels of "fine copper" of Ezra 8:27 were probably similar to those of "bright brass" mentioned in 1 Kings 7:45; Dan. 10:6.

Tubal-cain was the first artificer in brass and iron (Gen. 4:22). Hiram was noted as a worker in brass (1 Kings 7:14). Copper abounded in Palestine (Deut. 8:9; Isa. 60:17; 1 Chr. 22:3, 14). All sorts of vessels in the tabernacle and the temple were made of it (Lev. 6:28; Num. 16:39; 2 Chr. 4:16; Ezra 8:27); also weapons of war (1 Sam. 17:5, 6, 38; 2 Sam. 21:16). Iron is mentioned only four times (Gen. 4:22; Lev. 26:19; Num. 31:22; 35:16) in the first four books of Moses, while copper (rendered "brass") is mentioned forty times. (See BRASS.)

We find mention of Alexander (q.v.), a "coppersmith" of Ephesus (2 Tim. 4:14).

Copper (n.) 警察 A slang term used for police officers. the term "coppers" can be traced back to the early 19th century in New York City when the first police force consisting of an 8 men unarmed patrol unit wore on their shirt an 8 point copper badge to distinguish themselves as officers of the law. as a result the general public started calling them coppers.

// God damn you, yesterday I got pulled over by the copper for driving without my headlights turned on.

Copperas (n.) Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also ferrous sulphate.

Copper-bottomed (a.) Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship.

Copper-faced (a.) Faced or covered with copper; as, copper-faced type.

Copper-fastened (a.) Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as, a copper-fastened ship.

Copperhead (n.) A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper.

Copperhead (n.) A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who sympathized with the South during the Civil War.

Coppering (n.) The act of covering with copper.

Coppering (n.) An envelope or covering of copper.

Copperish (a.) Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like copper; as, a copperish taste.

Copper-nickel (n.) Niccolite.

Copper-nose (n.) A red nose.

Copperplate (n.) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved.

Copperplate (n.) An impression on paper taken from such a plate.

Coppersmith (n.) One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils; a worker in copper.

Copper works () A place where copper is wrought or manufactured.

Copperworm (n.) The teredo; -- so called because it injures the bottoms of vessels, where not protected by copper.

Copperworm (n.) The ringworm.

Coppery (a.) Mixed with copper; containing copper, or made of copper; like copper.

Coppice (n.) A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes. See Copse.

Coppin (n.) A cop of thread.

Copple (n.) Something rising in a conical shape; specifically, a hill rising to a point.

Copple-crown (n.) A created or high-topped crown or head.

Coppled (a.) Rising to a point; conical; copped.

Copple dust () Cupel dust.

Copplestone (n.) A cobblestone.

Copps (n.) See Copse.

Copra (n.) The dried meat of the cocoanut, from which cocoanut oil is expressed.

Coprolite (n.) A piece of petrified dung; a fossil excrement.

Coprolitic (a.) Containing, pertaining to, or of the nature of, coprolites.

Coprophagan (n.) A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung.

Coprophagous (a.) Feeding upon dung, as certain insects.

Cop-rose (n.) The red, or corn, poppy.

Cops (n.) The connecting crook of a harrow.

Copse (n.) A wood of small growth; a thicket of brushwood. See Coppice.

Copse (v. t.) To trim or cut; -- said of small trees, brushwood, tufts of grass, etc.

Copse (v. t.) To plant and preserve, as a copse.

Copsewood (n.) Brushwood; coppice.

Copsy (a.) Characterized by copses.

Coptic (a.) 埃及土人的;埃及土語的 Of or pertaining to the Copts.

Coptic (n.) 埃及古語 The language of the Copts.

Coptic (a.) Of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art; "the distinctive Coptic art of 6th-century Christian Egypt".

Coptic (n.) The liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet.

Coptic (a.) (古埃及)科普特基督教會的 Of or connected with the ancient Christian Church of Egypt, now based in Egypt and Ethiopia.

// A Coptic monastery.

Copts (n. pl.) An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians.

Copts (n. pl.) The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley of the Nile.

Copula (n.) The word which unites the subject and predicate.

Copula (n.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler.

Copulate (a.) Joined; associated; coupled. [Obs.] -- Bacon.

Copulate (a.) (Gram.) Joining subject and predicate; copulative. -- F. A. March.

Copulated (imp. & p. p.) of Copulate.

Copulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Copulate.

Copulate (v. i.) 交配;交尾;接合 To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.

Copulate (v.) Engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple].

Copulation (n.) 交配;交尾;連結 The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.

Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas. -- Johnson.

Copulation (n.) The coming together of male and female in the act of generation; sexual union; coition.

Copulation (n.) The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge].

Copulative (n.) Connection. . [Obs.] -- Rycaut.

Copulative (n.) (Gram.) 【語】連繫詞 A copulative conjunction.

Copulative (a.) 【語】連繫的;作連繫詞的;交媾的 Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like "and".

Copulative (a.) Syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction".

Copulative (n.) An equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: copula, copulative, linking verb].

Copulatively (adv.) In a copulative manner.

Copulatory (a.) 連結的;交媾的;性交的 Pertaining to copulation; tending or serving to unite; copulative.

Copulatory (a.) (Zool.) Used in sexual union; as, the copulatory organs of insects.

Copulatory (a.) Of or relating to coitus or copulation [syn: coital, copulatory].

Copies (n. pl. ) of Copy.

Copy (n.) An abundance or plenty of anything. [Obs.]

She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humor thus. -- B. Jonson.

Copy (n.) 抄本,副本;複製品;(電影)拷貝 [C];(相同書,報,雜誌等的)份,本,冊 [C] An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.

I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original. -- Denham.

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