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3081 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COMPLAIN.9 (Noah Webster)
To A B, one of the justices of the peace for the county of S, complains C D.
3082 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COMPOSE.1 (Noah Webster)
COMPOSE, v.t. s as z. Literally, to place or set together. Hence,
3083 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COMPOSITION.1 (Noah Webster)
COMPOSITION, n. s as z.
3084 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. CORROSION.1 (Noah Webster)
… , n. s as z. From corrode. The action of eating or wearing away by slow degrees, as by the action of acids on metals, by which the substance is gradually changed. This …
3085 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COSMETIC.1 (Noah Webster)
COSMETIC, a. s as z. [Gr., order, beauty.] Beautifying; improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the skin.
3086 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COSMICAL.1 (Noah Webster)
COSMICAL, a. s as z. [Gr., order, the world.]
3087 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COSMOGONY.1 (Noah Webster)
COSMOGONY, n. s as z. [Gr., world, and generation.] The generation, origin or creation of the world or universe. In physics, the science of the origin or formation of the universe.
3088 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COSMOLABE.1 (Noah Webster)
COSMOLABE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, to take.] An ancient instrument for measuring distances in the heavens or on earth, much the same as the astrolabe, and called also pantacosm.
3089 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COSMOLATORY.1 (Noah Webster)
COSMOLATORY, n. s as z. [Gr., world and to worship.] The worship paid to the world or its parts by heathens.
3090 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COSMOLOGY.1 (Noah Webster)
… , n. s as z. [Gr., the universe, discourse.] The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the elements …
3091 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COSMOPOLITAN.1 (Noah Webster)
COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOPOLITE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, a citizen.] A person who has no fixed residence; on who is no where a stranger, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world.
3092 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COUNTERPOISE.1 (Noah Webster)
COUNTERPOISE, v.t. s as z. [See Poise .]
3093 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. COUNTERPOISON.1 (Noah Webster)
COUNTERPOISON, n. s as z. [counter and poison.] One poison that destroys the effect of another; an antidote; a medicine that obviates the effects of poison.
3094 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. CRITICISE.1 (Noah Webster)
CRITICISE, v.i. s as z.
3095 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. CRUISE.2 (Noah Webster)
… , v.i. s as z. [See Cross .] To sail back and forth, or to rove on the ocean in search of an enemys ships for capture, or for protecting commerce; or to rove for plunder as …
3096 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DEFEASANCE.1 (Noah Webster)
DEFEASANCE, n. s as z.
3097 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DEFEASIBLE.1 (Noah Webster)
DEFEASIBLE, a. s as z. That may be defeated, or annulled; as a defeasible title; a defeasible estate.
3098 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DELUSION.1 (Noah Webster)
DELUSION, n. s as z.
3099 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DEMISABLE.1 (Noah Webster)
DEMISABLE, a. S sa z. That may be leased; as an estate demisable by copy of court roll.
3100 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. DEMISE.1 (Noah Webster)
DEMISE, n. s as z. [L. Literally, a laying down, or sending from; a removing.]