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<A NAME="coursepack">
<B>coursepack, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a collection of readings from a variety of sources selected for a specific academic course and sold in place of a principal textbook. <BR> <I>Ex. Somewhere between lugging thick tomes to class and using a notebook computer ... a new era of textbooks has taken hold: the coursepack (Joshua Mills).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="courser">
<B>courser</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of certain birds related to and resembling the plovers and noted for swift running, native to Africa and Asia, but occasionally found in Europe. </DL>
<A NAME="courses">
<B>courses, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>course.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="courseware">
<B>courseware, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> instructional materials designed for or stored in computers. </DL>
<A NAME="coursing">
<B>coursing, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of a person or thing that courses. <DD><B> 2. </B>the sport of pursuing game, with greyhounds following by sight. </DL>
<A NAME="court">
<B>court, </B>noun, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a place where justice is administered. <BR> <I>Ex. The prisoner was brought to court for trial.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the persons who administer justice; judge or judges. <BR> <I>Ex. The court found him guilty.</I> <DD><B> c. </B>an assembly of such persons to administer justice. <BR> <I>Ex. Several cases await trial at the next court. Court is now in session.</I> <DD><B> d. </B>a session of a judicial body. <BR> <I>Ex. Superior Court will convene at ten o'clock.</I> <DD> (Abbr:) Ct. <DD><B> 2a. </B>the place where a king, emperor, or other sovereign lives; royal palace. <DD><B> b. </B>the family, household, or followers of a king, emperor, or other sovereign. <BR> <I>Ex. The court of King Solomon was noted for its splendor.</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>a sovereign and his advisers as a ruling body or power. <BR> <I>Ex. "By order of the Court of St. James" is by order of the British government.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>an assembly held by a king, emperor, or other sovereign. <BR> <I>Ex. The queen held court to hear from her advisers.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Sports.) <DD><B> a. </B>a place marked off for a game. <BR> <I>Ex. a tennis court, a basketball court.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>one of the divisions of such a place. <BR> <I>Ex. the service court.</I> <DD><B> 5a. </B>a short street, built around with houses. <DD><B> b. </B>(Obsolete.) a building or group of buildings in a courtyard; manorial house (now only in place names). <DD><B> 6a. </B>a space without a roof, partly or wholly enclosed by walls or buildings. <BR> <I>Ex. The four apartment houses were built around a court of grass.</I> (SYN) yard, courtyard. <DD><B> b. </B>a section or subdivision of the area of an exhibition building, a museum, or the like, open above (to the general roof). (SYN) yard, courtyard. <DD><B> 7. </B>the body of qualified members of a corporation or its managing board, or the meeting of such a body. <DD><B> 8. </B>attention paid to get favor; effort to please. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to seek the favor of; try to please. <BR> <I>Ex. The nobles courted the king to get positions of power.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to pay loving attention to; woo. <BR> <I>Ex. The young man courted the girl by bringing her flowers every day.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to try to get; seek. <BR> <I>Ex. to court applause. It is foolish to court danger.</I> (SYN) invite. <DD><B> 4. </B>to hold out inducements to. <BR> <I>Ex. Their representative courted the committee in charge of franchises with free trips and other gifts.</I> (SYN) solicit, allure, attract. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to pay loving attention; woo. <BR> <I>Ex. Long ago I have forgot to court (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> of or belonging to a royal court; designed for use in a court. <BR> <I>Ex. a court beauty, court manners.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>out of court,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>without the aid or sponsorship of a law court. </I> <I>Ex. The lawsuit was settled privately by the two parties out of court.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>beyond or without claim to consideration. <BR> <I>Ex. The men who broke up the meeting put themselves out of court with public opinion.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>pay court to,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to pay attention to (a person) to get his favor; try to please. </I> <I>Ex. He went to pay his court to the king.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to pay loving attention to in order to marry; woo. <BR> <I>Ex. Many young men came to pay court to his daughter.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="courtbaron">
<B>court-baron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an English manorial court, now nearly extinct, presided over by the lord, or his steward, and having jurisdiction over disputes between tenants, local misdemeanors, and the like. </DL>
<A NAME="courtbouillon">
<B>court bouillon,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a rich soup containing wine. <DD><B> 2. </B>a stock for boiling fish, made from water and herbs. </DL>
<A NAME="courtcard">
<B>court card,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the king, queen, or jack of any suit of playing cards; a coat card; face card. </DL>
<A NAME="courtcupboard">
<B>court cupboard,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of cabinet or sideboard with shelves, used for the display of china. </DL>
<A NAME="courtdance">
<B>court dance,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a formal and elaborate dance, as those performed at royal courts <DD><B> 2. </B>music for it. </DL>
<A NAME="courtdress">
<B>court dress,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the costume at court and on other state occasions. </DL>
<A NAME="courteous">
<B>courteous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> thoughtful of others; polite. <BR> <I>Ex. It was courteous of him to help the old lady with her bundles.</I> (SYN) civil, urbane, deferential, obliging, gracious, affable. adv. <B>courteously.</B> noun <B>courteousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="courtesan">
<B>courtesan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a prostitute at a court or among the nobility or wealthy classes. Also, <B>courtezan.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="courtesy">
<B>courtesy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-sies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>polite behavior; thoughtfulness for others. <BR> <I>Ex. Giving one's seat to a lady in a crowded bus is a sign of courtesy. There is always time enough for courtesy (Emerson). As surely as courage was Igaya's hallmark on skis, courtesy was his salient quality at all other times (Newsweek).</I> (SYN) politeness, civility, courteousness, urbanity, complaisance. <DD><B> 2. </B>a kindness; courteous act or expression; polite act. <BR> <I>Ex. Thanks for all your courtesies.</I> (SYN) indulgence. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=curtsy.</B> <BR><I>expr. <B>by</B> (or <B>of</B>) <B>courtesy,</B> </I>as a favor or compliment, rather than as something rightfully owing. <BR> <I>Ex. The furniture for the play was supplied by courtesy of Blank Brothers. The title of Lord is only given of courtesy to the younger son of a duke.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="courtesybook">
<B>courtesy book,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a manual of courtly manners and duties, such as one used by young noblemen in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. </DL>
<A NAME="courtesycall">
<B>courtesy call,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a short, formal visit paid by one government official or dignitary on another as an act of courtesy or etiquette. <BR> <I>Ex. Less than twelve hours after the mission's arrival here from Jeddah, [the] British High Commissioner ... threw normal colonial protocol to the winds and paid a courtesy call upon the mission (Sunday Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="courtesycar">
<B>courtesy car,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an automobile, often chauffeured, which is made available by a hotel, business firm, or other organization to guests, customers, or visitors. </DL>
<A NAME="courtesycard">
<B>courtesy card,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a card issued by a hotel, store, bank, or other business establishment, entitling the bearer to certain privileges, such as reduced prices or rates. </DL>
<A NAME="courtesyflag">
<B>courtesy flag,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the national flag of the country a merchant ship visits, hoisted as the ship enters port. </DL>
<A NAME="courtesylight">
<B>courtesy light,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a light inside an automobile which goes on when a door is opened. </DL>
<A NAME="courtesytitle">
<B>courtesy title,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a title given by social custom but having no legal validity, as to younger children of dukes and earls. </DL>
<A NAME="courtezan">
<B>courtezan, </B>noun. <B>=courtesan.</B></DL>
<A NAME="courthand">
<B>court hand,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a style of handwriting formerly used in law courts and public records in England. </DL>
<A NAME="courthouse">
<B>courthouse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a building where law courts are held. <DD><B> 2. </B>a building used for the government of a county. It usually houses a court. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S., especially Southern.) a county seat. </DL>
<A NAME="courtier">
<B>courtier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person often present at the court of a king, prince, emperor, or other ruler; court attendant. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who tries to win the favor of another by flattering and pleasing him. <BR> <I>Ex. He played the courtier to the social arbiters of the city.</I> noun <B>courtiership.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="courtierly">
<B>courtierly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a courtier; courtly. </DL>
<A NAME="courtleet">
<B>court-leet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an English court, now nearly extinct, held before a lord or his steward, and having jurisdiction over petty offenses and the civil affairs of its district. </DL>
<A NAME="courtly">
<B>courtly, </B>adjective, <B>-lier,</B> <B>-liest,</B> adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having manners fit for a king's court; polite, elegant, or polished. <BR> <I>Ex. The courtly gentleman was a favorite with the ladies.</I> (SYN) refined, dignified, ceremonious. <DD><B> 2. </B>trying hard to please one's superior; flattering. <DD><B> 3. </B>disposed to favor or be subservient to a royal court. <DD><I>adv. </I> in the manner or style of a royal court; in courtly fashion. noun <B>courtliness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="courtmartial">
<B>court-martial, </B>noun, pl. <B>courts-martial</B> or <B>court-martials,</B> verb, <B>-tialed,</B> <B>-tialing</B> or (especially British) <B>-tialled,</B> <B>-tialling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a military court for trying offenders against the laws of the armed forces. <BR> <I>Ex. The court-martial was made up of six officers.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a trial by a military court. <BR> <I>Ex. The soldier's court-martial for disobedience was placed on his record.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to try by a military court. <BR> <I>Ex. ... a remark which got him court-martialed for insubordination (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="courtofappeals">
<B>court of appeals,</B> <B>=appellate court.</B></DL>
