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Co"hort (?), n. [L. cohors,
prop. an inclosure: cf. F. cohorte. See Court,
n.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.)
A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part
of a legion.

2. Any band or body of
warriors.

With him the cohort bright

Of watchful cherubim.

Milton.

3. (Bot.) A natural group of
orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.

Co"hosh (?), n. (Bot.)
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum
thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also
called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to
the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of
Actæa, plants of the Crowfoot family.

Coif (koif), n. [OF. coife,
F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG.
kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub.
See Cup, n.; but cf. also Cop,
Cuff the article of dress, Quoif,
n.] A cap. Specifically:
(a) A close-fitting cap covering the sides
of the head, like a small hood without a cape.


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