Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 137
Counterview (n.) A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with that of the other company. -- Swift.
Countervote (v. t.) To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting; to outvote. -- Dr. J. Scott.
Counterwait (v. t.) To wait or watch for; to be on guard against. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Counterweigh (v. t.) To weigh against; to counterbalance.
Counter weight (n.) A counterpoise.
Counterwheel (v. t.) (Mil.) To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction.
Counterwork (v. t.) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
That counterworks each folly and caprice. -- Pope.
Countesses (n. pl. ) of Countess.
Countess (n.) The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under Count. Countinghouse
Countess (n.) Female equivalent of a count or earl.
Countinghouse (v.) Alt. of Countingroom
Countingroom (n.) The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business; the offices used by the accountants of a business.
Countinghouse (n.) Office used by the accountants of a business.
Countless (a.) Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable.
Countless (a.) Too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable].
Countor (n.) An advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his client, that is, orally pleaded his cause. [Obs.] -- Burrill. Countour
Countour (n.) Alt. of Countourhouse
Countourhouse (n.) A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Countre- () Same as prefix Counter-. [Obs.]
Countreplete (v. t.) To counterplead. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Countretaille (n.) A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.]
At the countretaille, in return. -- Chaucer.
Countrified (p. a.) Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude ; as, countrified clothes.
As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too countrified. -- Lloyd.
Countrified (p. a.) rendered in a manner resembling rural style; as, countrified rock music.
Countrified (p. a.) unsophisticated.
Countrified (a.) Characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: countrified, countryfied, rustic].
Countrify (v. t.) To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic. -- Lamb.
Countries (n. pl. ) of Country.
Country (n.) 國家；國土 [C]；祖國；故鄉 [C] A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.
Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. -- Gen. xxxxii. 9.
I might have learned this by my last exile, that change of countries cannot change my state. -- Stirling.
Many a famous realm And country, whereof here needs no account -- Milton.
Country (n.) Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.
As they
walked, on their way into the country. -- Mark xvi. 12 (Rev.
Ver. ).
God made the covatry, and man made the town. -- Cowper.
Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and
country. -- Macaulay.
Country (n.) The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence:
Country (n.) (a) One's constituents.
Country (n.) (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.
All the country in a general voice Cried hate upon him. -- Shak.
Country (n.) (Law) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.
Country (n.) (Law) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is drawn.
Country (n.) (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.
Conclusion to the country. See under Conclusion.
To put one's self upon the country, or To throw one's self upon the country, To appeal to one's constituents; to stand
trial before a jury.
Country (a.) 鄉下的；鄉村風味的；鄉氣的 [Z] [B] Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.
Country (a.) Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners.
Country (a.) Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.
She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. -- 2 Macc. vii. 27.
Country (n.) A politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country}, {land}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}].
Country (n.) The territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: {country}, {state}, {land}].
Country (n.) The people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: {nation}, {land}, {country}].
Country (n.) An area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" [syn: {country}, {rural area}] [ant: {populated area}, {urban area}].
Country (n.) A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: {area}, {country}].
Country. () By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
Country. () Every man's country is in general the state in which he happens to have been born, though there are some exceptions. See Domicil; Inhabitant.
But a man has the natural right to expatriate himself, i. e. to abandon his country, or his right of citizenship acquired by means of naturalization in any country in which he may have taken up his residence. See Allegiance; Citizen; Expatriation. in another sense, country is the same as pais. (q.v.)
Country-base (n.) Same as Prison base.
Country-dance (n.) See Contradance.
He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. -- Macaulay.
Country-dance (n.) A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance].
Country-dance (v.) Perform a contradance [syn: contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse].
Countrymen (n. pl. ) of Countryman.
Countryman (n.) [C] 同胞；同鄉；鄉下人 An inhabitant or native of a region. -- Shak.
Countryman (n.) One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.
In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen. -- 2 Cor. xi. 26.
Countryman (n.) One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer.
A simple countryman that brought her figs. -- Shak.
Countryman (n.) A man from your own country.
Countryman (n.) A man who lives in the country and has country ways [syn: {countryman}, {ruralist}].
Country seat (n. ph.) 【英】鄉間邸宅，莊園 A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
Country seat (n.) [ C ] 鄉村宅第，莊園 A large house in the country with the land surrounding it, especially one that belongs to a member of the upper class.
// Lady Castleton has a flat near Westminster, but her country seat is in Yorkshire.
Countryside (n.) [U] 鄉間，農村；鄉下某地區的全體居民 A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. [Eng.] -- W. Block. Blackmore.
Countryside (n.) Rural regions.
Countrywomen (n. pl. ) of Countrywoman
Countrywoman (n.) 女同胞；某一地域之婦女；鄉下婦女 A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with another native or inhabitant.-- Shak.
Countrywoman (n.) A woman who lives in the country and has country ways.
Countrywoman (n.) A woman from your own country.
Count-wheel (n.) The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes.
Counties (n. pl. ) of County.
County (n.) [C]【美】郡（次於州的行政區）；【英】郡（最大的地方行政區） An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.]
County (n.) A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a {shire}. See {Shire}.
Every county, every town, every family, was in agitation. -- Macaulay.
County (n.) A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] -- Shak.
County commissioners. See Commissioner.
County corporate, A city or town having the privilege to be a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol, etc. [Eng.] -- Mozley & W.
County court, A court whose jurisdiction is limited to county.
County palatine, A county distinguished by particular privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace), because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham.
County rates, Rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.]
County seat, A county town. [U.S.]
County sessions, The general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.]
County town, The town of a county, where the county business is transacted; a shire town.
County (n.) (United Kingdom) A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people".
County (n.) (United States) The largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road".
County. () A district into which a state is divided.
County. () The United States are generally divided into counties; counties are divided into townships or towns.
County. () In Pennsylvania the division of the province into three Counties, viz. Philadelphia, Bucks and Chester, was one of the earliest acts of William Penn, the original proprietary. There is no printed record of this division, or of the original boundaries of these counties. Proud says it was made about the year 1682. Proud's Hist. vol. 1 p. 234 vol. 2, p. 258.
County. () In some states, as Illinois; 1 Breese, R. 115; a county is considered as a corporation, in others it is only a quasi corporation. 16 Mass. R. 87; 2 Mass. R. 644 7 Mass. R. 461; 1 Greenl. R. 125; 3 Greenl. R. 131; 9 Greenl. R. 88; 8 John. R. 385; 3 Munf. R. 102. Frequent difficulties arise on the division of a county. On this subject, see 16 Mass. R. 86 6 J. J. Marsh. 147; 4 Halst. R. 357; 5 Watts, R. 87 1 Cowen, R. 550; 6 Cowen, R. 642; Cowen, R. 640; 4 Yeates, R. 399 10 Mass. Rep. 290; 11 Mass. Rep. 339.
County. () In the English law this word signifies the same as shire, county being derived from the French and shire from the Saxon. Both these words signify a circuit or portion of the realm, into which the whole land is divided, for the better government thereof, and the more easy administration of justice. There is no part of England that is not within some county, and the shire-reve, (sheriff) originally a yearly officer, was the governor of the county. Four of the counties of England, viz. Lancaster, Chester, Durham and Ely, were called counties Palatine, which were jurisdictions of a peculiar nature, and held by, especial charter from the king. See stat. 27 H. VIII. c. 25.
Coup (n.) A sudden stroke delivered with promptness and force; -- used also in various ways to convey the idea of an unexpected, clever, and successful tactic or stratagem.
Coup (n.) A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal at rouge et noir. [Cant]
Coup (n.) Among some tribes of North American Indians especially of the Great Plains, the act of striking or touching an enemy in warfare with the hand or at close quarters, as with a short stick, in such a manner as by custom to entitle the doer to count the deed an act of bravery; hence, any of various other deeds recognized by custom as acts of bravery or honor.
While the coup was primarily, and usually, a blow with something held in the hand, other acts in warfare which involved great danger to him who performed them were also reckoned coups by some tribes. -- G. B. Grinnell.
Among the Blackfeet the capture of a shield, bow, gun, war bonnet, war shirt, or medicine pipe was deemed a coup. -- G. B. Grinnell.
Coup de grace, () [F.], The stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing stroke.
Coup de main [F.] (Mil.), A sudden and unexpected movement or attack.
Coup de soleil [F.] (Med.), A sunstroke. See Sunstroke.
Coup d'['e]tat [F.] (Politics), A sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people; an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a stroke of policy.
Coup d'[oe]il [F.] (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen at one view.
Coup d'[oe]il [F.] (b) The general effect of a picture.
Coup d'[oe]il [F.] (c) (Mil.) The faculty or the act of comprehending at a glance the weakness or strength of a military position, of a certain arrangement of troops, the most advantageous position for a battlefield, etc.
Coup (v. i.) To make a coup.
Woe to the Sioux if the Northern Cheyennes get a chance to coup ! -- F. Remington.
Coup (n.) A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover].
Coup (n.) A brilliant and notable success.
Coupable (a.) Culpable. [Obs.]
Coup'e (n.) The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways.
Coup'e (n.) A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.
Coup'e (n.) A two-door automobile with front seats and a luggage compartment.
Coupe (n.) A car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment.
Couped (a.) (Her.) Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; -- used especially for the head or limb of an animal. See Erased.
Coupee (n.) A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made. -- Chambers.
Coupe-gorge (n.) (Mil.) Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces. -- Farrow.
Couple (n.) That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler. [Obs.]
It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples; they should be of the same size and humor. -- L'Estrange.
I'll go in couples with her. -- Shak.
Couple (n.) Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." -- Sir P. Sidney. "A couple of drops" -- Addison. "A couple of miles." -- Dickens. "A couple of weeks." -- Carlyle.
Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a couple. -- Locke.
[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled. -- 2 Sam. xvi. 1.
Couple (n.) A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
Such were our couple, man and wife. -- Lloyd.
Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league. -- Milton.
Couple (n.) (Arch.) See Couple-close.
Couple (n.) (Elec.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
Couple (n.) (Mech.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
Note: The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a motion of translation.
Coupled (imp. & p. p.) of Couple.
Coupling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Couple.
Couple (v. t.) To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach. -- Shak.
Couple (v. t.) To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]
A parson
who couples all our beggars. -- Swift.
Couple (v. i.) To come together as male and female; to copulate.
[Obs.] --
Milton. Bacon.
Couple (n.) A pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple, twosome, duo, duet].
Couple (n.) A pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago" [syn: couple, mates, match].
Couple (n.) A small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days".
Couple (n.) Two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad].
Couple (n.) (Physics) Something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines.
Couple (v.) Bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: match, mate, couple, pair, twin].
Couple (v.) Link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn: couple, couple on, couple up] [ant: decouple, uncouple].
Couple (v.) Form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: pair, pair off, partner off, couple].
Couple (v.) Engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple].
Couple-beggar (n.) One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other. -- Swift.
Couple-closes (n. pl. ) of Couple-close.
Couple-close (n.) (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.
Couple-close (n.) (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
Couplement (n.) Union; combination; a coupling; a pair. [Obs.] -- Shak.
And forth together rode, a goodly couplement. -- Spenser.
Copula (n.) (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate.
Copula (n.) (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler.
Coupler (n.) One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars.
Coupler of an organ, A contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so as to act together when the organ is played.
Coupler (n.) A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: coupling, coupler].
Couplet (n.) Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.
A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. -- Crabbe.
Couplet (n.) Two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad].
Couplet (n.) A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed.
Coupling (n.) The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.
Coupling (n.) (Mach.) A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts.
Box coupling, Chain coupling. See under Box, Chain.
Coupling box, A coupling shaped like a journal box, for clamping together the ends of two shafts, so that they may revolve together.
Coupling pin, A pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc.
Coupling (n.) A connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together [syn: yoke, coupling].
Coupling (n.) A mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: coupling, coupler].
Coupling (n.) The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union].
Coupling, () The degree to which components depend on one another. There are two types of coupling, "tight" and "loose". Loose coupling is desirable for good software engineering but tight coupling may be necessary for maximum performance. Coupling is increased when the data exchanged between components becomes larger or more complex. (1996-08-01)
Coupon (n.) 連張式的車票；聯票；贈券；減價優待券；配給券 (Com.) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.
Coupon (n.) A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, or the like.
Coupon (n.) A ticket or form allowing the bearer to purchase a specific quantity of rationed goods; -- such coupons are typically issued by a governmental agency.
Coupon (n.) A printed form, often distributed as part of an advertisement, entitling the bearer to purchase a specific item of merchandise at a discount; or, a similar form which may be submitted to the issuer to obtain goods or information. Such coupons may be issued by the manufacturer ({manufacturer's coupon}) or by a retail establishment; in the latter case they may then be redeemed only at that particular retail store.
Coupon (n.) A negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed [syn: {coupon}, {voucher}].
Coupon (n.) A test sample of some substance.
Coupure (n.) (Fort.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged. -- Wilhelm.
Courage (n.) 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.
Courage (n.) Heart; inclination; desire; will. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
I'd such a courage to do him good. -- Shak.
Courage (n.) That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution.
The king-becoming graces . . . Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have no relish of them. -- Shak.
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it. -- Addison.
Syn: Heroism; bravery; intrepidity; valor; gallantry; daring; firmness; hardihood; boldness; dauntlessness; resolution.
Usage: See Heroism. -- Courage, Bravery, Fortitude, Intrepidity, Gallantry, Valor. Courage is that firmness of spirit and swell of soul which meets danger without fear. Bravery is daring and impetuous courage, like that of one who has the reward continually in view, and displays his courage in daring acts. Fortitude has often been styled "passive courage," and consist in the habit of encountering danger and enduring pain with a steadfast and unbroken spirit. Valor is courage exhibited in war, and can not be applied to single combats; it is never used figuratively. Intrepidity is firm, unshaken courage.
Gallantry is adventurous courage, which courts danger with a high and cheerful spirit. A man may show courage, fortitude, or intrepidity in the common pursuits of life, as well as in war. Valor, bravery, and gallantry are displayed in the contest of arms.
Valor belongs only to battle; bravery may be shown in single combat; gallantry may be manifested either in attack or defense; but in the latter case, the defense is usually turned into an attack.
Couage (v. t.) To inspire with
courage. [Obs.]
Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him. -- Tyndale.
Courage (n.) A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear [syn: courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness] [ant: cowardice, cowardliness].
Courageous (a.) 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.
Syn: Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic; intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous; enterprising. See Gallant.
Courageous (a.) Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring" -- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain" -- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" [syn: brave, courageous] [ant: cowardly, fearful]
Courageously (adv.) In a courageous manner.
Courageously (adv.) In a courageous manner; "bravely he went into the burning house" [syn: bravely, courageously].
Courageousness (n.) The quality of being courageous; courage.
Courageousness (n.) A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear [syn: courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness] [ant: cowardice, cowardliness].
Courant (a.) (Her.) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.
Courant (n.) A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.
Courant (n.) 新聞 A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.
Couranto (n.) A sprightly dance; a coranto; a courant.
Courap (n.) (Med.) A skin disease, common in India, in which there is perpetual itching and eruption, esp. of the groin, breast, armpits, and face.
Courb (a.) Curved; rounded. [Obs.]
Her neck is short, her shoulders courb. -- Gower.
Courb (v. i.) To bend; to stop; to bow. [Obs.]
Then I courbed on my knees. -- Piers Plowman.
Courbaril (n.) See Anime, n.
Courbaril (n.) West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood [syn: courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril].
Courche (n.) A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a cap; a kerchief. [Scot.] [Written also curch.] -- Jamieson.
Courier (n.) A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business.
The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised Solyman of the enemy's purpose. -- Knolles.
Courier (n.) An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.
Courier (n.) A person who carries a message [syn: messenger, courier].
Courier, () [BBS & cracker cultures] A person who distributes newly cracked warez, as opposed to a server who makes them available for download or a leech who merely downloads them. Hackers recognize this term but don't use it themselves, as the act is not part of their culture. See also warez d00dz , cracker, elite.
COURIER. () One who is sent on some public occasion as an express, to bear despatches, letters, and other papers.
COURIER. () Couriers sent by an ambassador or other public minister, are protected from arrest or molestation. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 9, Sec. 123.
Limpkin (n.) (Zool.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species ({Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other ({Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
Courlan (n.) (Zool.) A South American bird, of the genus Aramus, allied to the rails.
Courlan (n.) Wading bird of South America and Central America [syn: courlan, Aramus guarauna].
Course (n.) The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.
And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais. -- Acts xxi. 7.
Course (n.) The ground or path traversed; track; way.
The same horse also run the round course at Newmarket. -- Pennant.
Course (n.) Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance.
A light by which the Argive squadron steers Their silent course to Ilium's well known shore. -- Dennham.
Westward the course of empire takes its way. -- Berkeley.
Course (n.) Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race.
Course (n.) Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or action; as, the course of an argument.
The course of true love never did run smooth. -- Shak.
Course (n.) Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws.
By course of nature and of law. -- Davies.
Day and night, Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course. -- Milton.