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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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I was ;unable to find this word anywhere else. Tsuwm, if you please?
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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.
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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.
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>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.
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