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||Co*qui"na (?), n. [Sp.,
shellfish, cockle.] A soft, whitish, coral-like stone,
formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United
States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in
the fort at St. Augustine, Florida.


Cor- (k&obreve;r-). A prefix signifying
with, together, etc. See Com-.


Cor (kôr), n. [Heb.
kōr.] A Hebrew measure of capacity; a
homer.
[Written also core.]


||Co"ra (?), n. (Zoöl.)
The Arabian gazelle (Gazella Arabica), found from
persia to North Africa.


Cor"a*cle (?), n. [W.
corwgl, cwrwgl, fr. corwg, cwrwg, any
round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass.] A
boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It
was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman
in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in
Thibet and in Egypt.


Cor"a*coid (?), a.[Gr. &?;;
ko`rax crow + e'i^dos form.]
1. Shaped like a crow's beak.


2. (Anat.


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