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Co"ri*dine (k?"r?-d?n; 104), n.
[From L. cortium leather.] A colorless or yellowish
oil, C₁₀H₁₅N, of a leathery odor, occuring
in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an
organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of
metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written
also corindine.]

Co*rin"don (k?-r?n"d?n), n.
(Min.) See Corrundum.

||Co`rinne" (k?`r?n"), n.
(Zoöl.) The common gazelle (Gazella
dorcas). See Gazelle. [Written also
korin.]

Cor"inth (k?r"?nth), n. [L.
Corinthus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;. Cf. Currant.]
1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury
and extravagance.

2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.]
Broome.

Co*rin"thi*ac (k?-r?n"th?-?k), a.
[L. Corinthiacus.] Pertaining to Corinth.

Co*rin"thi*an (-an), a.
1. Of or relating to Corinth.

2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the
Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but
more commonly used by the Romans.


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