occid
n.
5< ModL Coccidae, < Gr kokkis, dim. of kokkos, berry6 any of a family (Coccidae) of scale insects,
usually with a soft, waxy outer covering
And in bacteriology, "coccus" refers to germs shaped like berries, often in chains.
cocotte(1)
n.
5Fr, orig., hen < coc, cock < OFr coq6 a woman who is sexually promiscuous
cocotte (2)
n.
5Fr < MFr cocasse, cooking pot, ult. < L cucuma6 a small casserole for a single portion of food
Which suggests lewd ludicity.
I still remember how exciting it was in early thirties when a large fish so named was caught
off the West coast of Africa. It was of a species thought to have been extinct for millions
of years.
coesite
n.
5after Loring Coes, Jr. (19153 ), U.S. mineralogist + 3ITE16 a dense variety of silica produced under very great pressure and found in the sandstone of large meteor craters
coffle
n.
5Ar qafila, caravan6 a group of animals or slaves fastened together in a line, or driven along together >
vt.
3fled, 3fling to fasten together in or as in a coffle
cohort
n.
5ME < L cohors, enclosure, enclosed company, hence, retinue, crowd < co3, CO3 + IE *DhTtis, a gathering < base *Dher3, to grasp, enclose > YARD26
1 an ancient Roman military unit of 300-600 men, constituting one tenth of a legion
2 a band of soldiers
3 any group or band
4 an associate, colleague, or supporter !one of the mayor‘s cohorts"
5 a conspirator or accomplice
6 a subgroup sharing a common factor in a statistical survey, as age or income level
I was ;unable to find this word anywhere else. Tsuwm, if you please?
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
colcothar
SYLLABICATION:
col·co·thar
PRONUNCIATION:
klk-thr, -thär
NOUN:
A brownish-red ferric oxide obtained as a residue after heating ferrous sulfate,
used in glass polishing and as a pigment.
ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin, from Spanish colcótar, from Arabic qulqur, possibly from
Greek khalkanthos, copper sulfate : khalkos, copper + anthos, flower.
Referring to insects such as beetles, who have sheathed wings. When a beetle flies, the
wing covers are deployed out of the way, and must subtract a great deal from effiency of flight.
>colin
n.
5AmSp < Nahuatl6 the bobwhite or any similar bird
I have dressed and eaten more than a few bobwhites over seventy years ago. I never heard this
word for them before. They seem to be scarce in New England now.
Inflammation of the large bowel.
colligate
vt.
3gat#ed, 3gat#ing 5< L colligatus, pp. of colligare, to bind together < com3, together + ligare, to bind (see LIGATURE)6
1 to bind together
2 to relate (isolated facts) by some reasonable explanation, esp. so as to evolve a general principle
col#li[ga4tion
collocate
vt.
3cat#ed, 3cat#ing 5< L collocatus, pp. of collocare, to place together < com3, together + locare: see LOCATE6 to arrange; esp., to set side by side
collodion
n.
5< Gr kollbdcs, gluelike < kolla, glue + eidos, form6 a highly flammable, colorless or pale-yellow, viscous solution of pyroxylin in a mixture of alcohol and ether: it dries quickly, forming a tough, elastic film, and is used as a protective coating for wounds, in cements, etc.
Not much used these days because of extreme flammabil;ity of ether. And the "pyroxylin" = cellulose
nitrate is also highly inflammable when the ether is gone. Better cements are now readily available.
colloquium
n.,
pl. 3qui[a 73!8 or 3qui[ums 5L: see fol.6 an organized conference or seminar on some subject, involving a number of scholars or experts
I could not find a definition of this, only a quote:
I shall show
what a heinous and execrable thing sin is. It is malorum colluvies, the complication of all evil; it is
the spirits of mischief distilled. ...
well, I wasn't around in the thirties, but I too, was very excited when I first learned about this fish. so cool to know that something survived(I know there are other species, too, that have been around as long, and longer).
there is just something about a coelacanth...
In "engines" episode, old surveying instruments are said to have many "verniers".
I wonder how many AWADtalk members have ever used one. I still have a small
caliper that has one, so enable more accurate readings. Now my vision won't let
me use it.
vernier
n.
5after Pierre Vernier (1580-1637), Fr mathematician who invented it6
1 a short graduated scale that slides along a longer graduated instrument and is used to indicate fractional parts of divisions, as in a micrometer: also vernier scale
2 any device that makes possible a finer setting of a tool or measuring instrument
adj.
of or fitted with a vernier
Which brings up another question. I wonder how many members know what "calipers" are.
The one I mentioned has parallel jaws whose opening is altered by a thumb roller.
I used to use the c;urved leg ones when working with a lathe.
caliper
n.
5var. of CALIBER6
1 [usually pl.] an instrument consisting of a pair of movable, curved legs fastened together at one end, used to measure the thickness or diameter of something: there are inside calipers and outside calipers
2 CALIPER RULE
3 thickness, as of paper or cardboard, expressed in mils
4 a) the part pressed against the spinning wheel in a hand-operated bicycle braking system b) the automotive disc brake housing containing the friction pads
vt., vi.
to measure with calipers
>I was ;unable to find this word anywhere else. Tsuwm, if you please?
better late than never*, here's W3:
Main Entry: co·implicant
Function: adjective
Etymology: co- + implicant
logic : mutually implying : EQUIVALENT 2b
*I'll never catch up with everything below the fold, but I discovered this with a search for (vanity thy name is) 'tsuwm'
again, from W3:
Main Entry: col·lu·vi·um
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural collu·via \-v\; or colluvi·ums \-mz\
Etymology: Medieval Latin, alteration of Latin colluvies
: a heterogeneous mass of rock detritus or soil material emplaced
primarily by gravitational processes on or at the foot of slopes; also :
alluvium emplaced at the foot of slopes by creek and slope wash
Me, monsieur!
Not only I know and own a caliper, but used it yesterday to measure the size of a small cylinder.
A word about presente: it is the standard way, in the Italian schools, to answer when the teacher calls the roll.
Is it the same in English?
Mostly we hear, "Here," but the occasional "Present" comes through. We have two people on the Tompkins County Board of Representatives who respond to the roll call with "Present." I've always associated it with the response of the class clown. I've long had the urge to respond, "Adsent." No, that's not a typo.
Dear emanuela: I don't remember teacher calling the roll. She had a plan of the seats, which
were labelled, so could tell who was absent by seeing which seats were vacant. With other
roll calls, as in Army, the reply was "Here".