<B>corsetry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>corsets, girdles, and foundation garments collectively. <DD><B> 2. </B>the making or fitting of corsets, girdles, and other foundation garments. </DL>
<A NAME="corsican">
<B>Corsican, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Corsica, its people, or their dialect. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a native or inhabitant of Corsica. <DD><B> 2. </B>an Italian dialect spoken in Corsica. </DL>
<B>cortege, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a procession. <BR> <I>Ex. a funeral cortege.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a group of followers or attendants; retinue. <BR> <I>Ex. When the final procession was formed, orders were given that ... he should be included in the diplomatic cortege (Lytton Strachey).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cortes">
<B>Cortes, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the national legislature of Spain or the national assembly of Portugal. </DL>
<A NAME="cortex">
<B>cortex, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tices.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the layer of gray matter that covers most of the surface of the brain; cerebral cortex. <DD><B> b. </B>the outer layer of an internal organ. <BR> <I>Ex. the cortex of the kidney.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>the adrenal cortex. <BR> <I>Ex. The cortex, properly stimulated, secretes hormones that control many activities of the body, including growth and reproduction (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>that part of the tissue of the roots and stems of plants which in trees becomes the bark. The cortex in all higher plants lies outside the vascular tissue and inside the epidermis. <DD><B> b. </B>an outer layer of cells (in certain algae, fungi, and lichens). <DD><B> 3a. </B>the bark of a tree. <DD><B> b. </B>the rind of a fruit. </DL>
<A NAME="cortical">
<B>cortical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>of or having to do with the cortex, especially of the brain or kidneys. <DD><B> b. </B>caused by or involving some condition or function of the cortex of the brain. <BR> <I>Ex. cortical paralysis.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>consisting of cortex; belonging to the cortex or external part of some member or organ of a plant. The bark of a tree or the rind of a fruit is cortical tissue. adv. <B>cortically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="corticate">
<B>corticate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a cortex; covered with bark. </DL>
<B>corticose, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or like cortex; resembling bark in structure. <DD><B> 2. </B>having a cortex; corticate. </DL>
<A NAME="corticosteroid">
<B>corticosteroid, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> any one of a group of steroids, many of them hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, such as corticosterone, which play an important part in metabolism and the ability of the body to withstand stress. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with corticosteroids. </DL>
<A NAME="corticosterone">
<B>corticosterone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a corticosteroid which breaks down proteins and helps to prevent infections. <DD><B> 2. </B>this substance produced synthetically and used in the treatment of a variety of conditions. </DL>
<B>corticotropic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>stimulating the activity of a cortex. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=adrenocorticotropic.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="corticotropin">
<B>corticotropin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an adrenocorticotropic extract from animal pituitary glands, used especially in treating rheumatic conditions; ACTH. </DL>
<B>cortile, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a small court enclosed by the divisions of a building. <DD><B> 2. </B>any area, court, or courtyard. </DL>
<A NAME="cortin">
<B>cortin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an extract of the adrenal cortex containing cortisone and other hormones. </DL>
<B>cortisone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a steroid hormone obtained from the cortex of the adrenal glands or produced synthetically, used in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments. <BR> <I>Ex. Cortisone, first famous for relief of crippling, painful arthritis, shows promise of becoming a speedy remedy for ... facial paralysis (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="corundum">
<B>corundum, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an extremely hard mineral consisting of aluminum oxide. The dark-colored variety is used for polishing and grinding. Transparent varieties are sapphires, rubies, and Oriental topazes. </DL>
<B>coruscate, </B>intransitive verb, <B>-cated,</B> <B>-cating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to give off flashes of light; sparkle; glitter; flash. (SYN) scintillate. </DL>
<B>corvee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>unpaid or partly unpaid labor imposed by authorities on the residents of a district, for example on roads. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Historical.) unpaid work done by a peasant for his feudal lord. </DL>
<A NAME="corves">
<B>corves, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>corf.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="corvette">
<B>corvette</B> or <B>corvet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(formerly) a warship with sails and only one tier of guns. A corvette was smaller than a frigate. <DD><B> 2. </B>a gunboat used against submarines and as an escort in convoy work. The corvette is a light, fast, highly maneuverable warship of the destroyer class. </DL>
<A NAME="corvi">
<B>Corvi, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> genitive of <B>Corvus.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="corvina">
<B>corvina, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or like a crow. <DD><B> 2. </B>belonging to or having to do with a family of birds including crows, magpies, and jays. </DL>
<A NAME="corvus">
<B>Corvus, </B>noun, genitive <B>Corvi.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small southern constellation near Virgo; the Crow or Raven. </DL>
<A NAME="corybant">
<B>Corybant, </B>noun, pl. <B>Corybantes,</B> <B>Corybants.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of the attendants of the ancient goddess Cybele of Asia Minor, who followed her over the mountains by torchlight with wild music and dancing. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of the priests of Cybele who conducted her worship with similar frenzied rites. </DL>
<A NAME="corybantic">
<B>Corybantic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of the Corybantes. <DD><B> 2. </B>resembling the Corybantes or their rites. </DL>
<A NAME="corybantism">
<B>corybantism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sort of frenzy in which a sick person has fantastic visions. </DL>
<A NAME="corydalis">
<B>corydalis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any plant of a group of herbs of the fumitory family, bearing racemes of spurred yellow, white, or purplish flowers. </DL>
<A NAME="corymb">
<B>corymb, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the outer flowers blossom first. Cherry blossoms and candytuft are corymbs. Small flowers on short stems grow from a longer, central stem to form a round cluster, rather flat on top. adj. <B>corymblike.</B> </DL>
<B>corymbose, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>growing in corymbs. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or like a corymb. adv. <B>corymbosely.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="corymbous">
<B>corymbous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> consisting of corymbs. </DL>
<A NAME="coryphaeus">
<B>coryphaeus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-phaei.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the person who leads the chorus of an opera or any singing group. <DD><B> 2. </B>the leader of the chorus in the ancient Greek drama. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) the chief or leader, especially of a party or sect. <BR> <I>Ex. a coryphaeus of modern skepticism.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="coryphee">
<B>coryphee, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a ballet dancer who dances in small ensembles, ranking just below a soloist, but above the corps de ballet. <DD><B> 2. </B>any ballet dancer. </DL>
<B>cosec</B> (no period),<DL COMPACT><DD> cosecant. </DL>
<A NAME="cosecant">
<B>cosecant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trigonometry.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle to the length of the side opposite an acute angle. <DD><B> 2. </B>the secant of the complement of a given angle or arc. (Abbr:) csc, cosec (no period). </DL>
<A NAME="coseismal">
<B>coseismal, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> havingto do with or denoting a line, curve, zone, etc., connecting or comprising points on the earth's surface where an earthquake wave arrives simultaneously. <DD><I>noun </I> a coseismal line or curve. </DL>
