Coaching
Coaching. Driving Or Being Driven In A Coach (q.v.) Drawn By Four Or More Horses. The Driving Of A Coach Requires Great Skill, Coolness, Judgment. And A Knowledge Of Horses On The Part Of The Driver; And, Where Indulged In As A Sport Or Pastime. May Be Said To Derive ...
Coahuila
Coahuila, Ko'a-wela (named From The Mex Ican Tribe Coahuiltecs). A Northern State Of :mexico, Separated From Texas On The North And East By The Rio Grande, And Covering An Area Of 63,570 Square Miles (map: Mexico, Ii 4). With The Exception Of The Eastern Part, Which Is Some What Mountainous, ...
Coal Tar Colors
Coal-tar Colors. Coloring Matters Arti Ficially Prepared From Coal-tar, Chiefly From The Hydrocarbons Extracted From It. (see Coal Tar.) The First Observation Of A Colored Com Pound Of This Class Was Made By Runge In 1s34; But The Real Beginning Of The Great Modern Color Industry Dates From 1s5(3, When ...
Coast Defense
Coast Defense. The Defense Of A Sea Coast Inrolves The Principles Of Both Strategy And Tactics. In Considering The Principles Of Strategy Applicable To Coast Fortification It Is Essential To Take Into Account The Navy As Our First Line Of De Fense. Every Nation Possessing A Coast Line Has Commercial ...
Coast Guard
Coast Guard. The Coast-guard Service Of Great Britain Was Originally Established As A Means Of Revenue Protection, But Was Reorganized And Transferred To The Admiralty In 1856. It Now Partakes Of The Character Of A Naval Reserve, Life Saving, And Signal Service In Addition To Its Du Ties In Connection ...
Coast Range
Coast Range. The System Of Uplifts Which Extends Along The Pacific Coast With Interrup Tions From Southern California To The Strait Of Juan De Fuea In Washington (map: California, B 1). The Name Is Also Given To The Range Of Mountains That Defines The Coast Line Of British Columbia And ...
Coasting Trade
Coasting Trade. The Commerce Carried On By Sea Between The Different Ports Of The Same Country. In Great Britain, 'coastwise' Is De Fined To Mean 'from Any One Part Of The United Kingdom To Any Other Part Thereof.' Vessels En Gaged In This Commerce Are Subject To Different Rates And ...
Cobalt
Cobalt (ger. Kobalt; Possibly The Same As Kobolcl, Goblin). A Metallic Element Discovered By Brandt In 1735. The Word Cobalt Is Found In The Works Of Paracelsus And Other Early Writers, And Was Used To Designate Minerals That Suggest Ed The Appearance Of Metallic Ores, But When Smelted Failed To ...
Cobbett
Cob'bett, Wrwam (1762-1835). An Eng Lish Political Writer. He Was Horn Slareh 9, 1762, At Farnham, Surrey, Where His Father, A Peasant Farmer, Trained Him In Habits Of Industry And Self-dependence. He Took A Dislike To Rural Occu Pations, And At Sixteen Years Of Age Went To Lon Don, Where ...
Cobego
Cobego, Kb-bivgo, Or Kaguan, The Native Name Of A Singular Group Of East Indian Flying Insectivores, Constituting The Family Galeopitheeithe And Genus Galeopithecus, Having One Species (galeopithecus Rolitans) And Per Haps Another. They Are Known In The Malayan Region As Cobegos, Eolugos, Kaguans. Kubongs. Etc., And In Many Hooks As ...
Cobweb
Cobweb. One Of The Four Fairies That Appear In Act Iii., Scene 7, And Act Iv.. Scene 1, Of Shakespeare's _i/ Idsummer Sight's Dream Dainty Creation Who Speaks Just Three Words Dur Ing The Entire Play. Coca (so. Amer. Name), Erythroxy/on Co Ca. A Shrub Of The Natural Order Erythroxy ...
Cocadrille
Cocadrille, A Monster De Scribed By Sir John Mandeville As Living On The Island Of Silha, And Corresponding To The Croco Dile, Of Which The Word Is An Early Form. Cocaine, 1.70:::1-in, An Alkaloid Derived From Coca - Leaves. The Hydrochlorate, C„ii„n0,11c1, Produces Temporary Insensibility When Applied To The Conjunctiva, ...
Coccid1e
Coc'cid1e (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., Front Lot. Eocccun, (ik.k6kkos, Kokkus, Berry). A T:ruily Of Bugs, Including The Scale-hugs Or Hark-lice, The Mealy Bugs, And Others Wit Bout Pui Cii Ha R Names. 'phis Faunily Not Only Departs The Most Widely From The Hiemiptera, Hut In It 111e Most Anoma Lous Forms ...
Coccosteus
Coccosteus, K5k-kiss't(t-tis (neo-lat.. From Gk. K6kkot, Kokkos. Berry-i-oar/or, Ostcon. Bone). A Genus Of Heavily Armored Fishes. Of The Order Arthrodira, Fossil Remains Of Which Arc Found In The Devonian Rocks Of Europe And North America, The Head And The Forward Part Of The Trunk Were Covered With Strong, Bony Plates, ...
Cochin
Cochin, Ktt-clre'n' Or Ko'chin (tamil Kaei, Telugu Loci, Harbor). Once The Capital Of The Principality Of The Same Name, But Now A Sea Port Of The District Of Malabar, Madras, British India (map: India, C 7). It Stands On The South Side Of The Principal Channel Between The Open Ocean ...
Cochin China
Co'chin-chi'na, Kiyeltin-ela'nn. A Pos Session Of France, In The Extreme South Of The Peninsula Of Lying Between Cam Bodia And Annam On The North And The China Sea (map: Asia. K 7). Its Area Is Estimated At 23,160 Square Miles. It Is Traversed By The Mekong. Which Forms An Extensive ...
Cochin_2
Cochin, Ko-chen'. A Native State. Tributary To Madras, India (q.v.). Bounded Northwest, North, And Northeast By Malabar And Coimbatur; East And South By Travaneore, And West By The Indian Ocean (map: India, C 6). It Has An Area Of 1362 Square Miles. Consisting Chiefly Of Low Lam], Lying Between A ...
Cochineal
Cochineal, 1.:o.eh'i-nsl (from Sp. Rochinilla, Cochineal, Wood-lonse• From Lat. Coceineus, Scar Let, From Coecum, Berry, Or From Sp. Cochina, Sow; Sc Called Either From The Color, Or, If The Second Derivation Be Preferred, From The Shape). A Scale-insect Used As A Dyestuff For Scarlet And Crimson, And In The Preparation ...
Cochrane
Cochrane, Koleran. Thomas, Tenth Earl Of Dundonald (1775-1860). A British Admiral, Familiarly Known As Lord Cochrane. The Son Of The Ninth Earl Of Dundonald, He Was Born At Annsfield, Lanarkshire, December 14. 1775. His Father, A Scientist, Ruined Himself By Experi Mental Invention, And Thomas Received Such Desultory Education As ...
Cock Fighting
Cock-fighting. This Is A Sport Of The Highest Antiquity, And To-day Is The Great Pas Time Of Millions, In The Place Of Its Origin, The Far Orient, Well As A Favorite Sport In Many Western Nations, Including Practically All Latin America. It Is Noted In The Earliest Records Of China, ...
Cockade
Cockade (1'r, Cocarde Or Eogna•de, From Cog, Cock). A Word First Found In The Works Of Rabelais. And In The Early Part Of The Seven Teenth Century Used To Designate A Cocked Hat Or Cap Set Jauntily I In The Head. Later On, How Ever, It Acquired A More Restricted ...
Cockatoo
Cock'atoo' (hind. Kakiittla, Malay Kaka Lila, Onomatopoetic From Its Cry). A Bird Of The Family ('acatuida', Of The Order Psittaci They Are Closely Related To The True Parrots, And By Some Ornithologists Are Regarded As Merely A Subdivision Of That Family. The Bill Is High And Curved Train The Base, ...
Cockburn
Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund (1802-80). Baronet. Lord Chief Jus Tice Of England. Born December 24, 1502, The Son Of Alexander Cockburn, Who Was At One Time British ;minister To Colombia, He Was Brought Up On The Continent, And In 1822 Entered At Trinity Ball, Cambridge. And Was Called To ...
Cocytus
Cocy'tus (lat., From Gk. Licokur6s, Kaylos, River Of Wailing, From Mok6eci', Kokyein, To Wail, Skt. Kir, To Cry). A Tributary Of The :acheron In Epirus. Now Called 13434s. Robos. Coeytus Was Also The Name Of A River Of The Infernal Regions, A Branch Of The Styx. Cod (origin Obscure; Possibly ...
Cod Liver Oil
Cod-liver Oil (0/eum Morrhuw, Or (ileum .ie•ori.s Aselli). One Of The Most Valuable Thera Peuti• Agents At The Disposal Of The Medical Practitioner. It Is A Pale-yellow Fixed Oil, Ob Tained From The Livers Of The Cod ( (lmrns Callarias) And Of Other Related Species Of Fish That Are Caught ...
Code Napoleon
Code Napoleon. Properly, The Entire Body Of French Law As Contained In The So-called Five Codes Promulgated Between 1804 And 1810. In General Usage. However. The Term Is Restricted To The First Of These, The Code Of Civil Or Private Law Enacted In 1804 And Still In Force. The Re ...
Codes
Codes (lat., Trunk Of A Tree, Tablet). The Name 'codex' Seems To Have Been Applied First To Books That Were Made By Laying Sheets One On An Other, Like Tablets, In Sets Of Three. Four. Or More. Each One Of Such Sets, When Folded And Stitched Together, Constituted A- Book ...
Codes_2
Codes, Kouz, Elliott An Ameri Can Naturalist, Particularly Distinguished For His Researches In Ornithology. He Was Born At Ports Mouth. N. H., Graduated At Columbian Univer Sity In 1861. From The Medical Department Of That Institution In 1863, Became An Assistant Surgeon In The United States Army, And Made Extensive ...
Coeducation
Coeducation (let. Together + Cdu Cat Io, Education, From Cducare, To Bring Up, To Educate). The Association Of The Sexes In The Same Classes For Instruction Is A System That Prevails Generally In The Public Elementary Schools Of The United States And Quite Exten Sively In Europe. Except In A ...
Coffee
Coffee (turk., Ar. Galucc, The Coffee Bev Erage). A Beverage Made Of The Roasted Seeds Of The Eoffee-tree. Coffee Arabica, A Native Of Abyssinia And Arabia. Now Naturalized In Many Tropical Countries. The Genus Coffea Comprises A Number Of Species. But The Coffea Arabica Is The Species Widest Known Which ...
Coffin
Coffin. In Ordinary Sense, N Burial - Case; Usually A Box Or Chest, In Which The Dead Are Inelosed For Interment. Or Sometimes For Crema Tion. In Modern Times The Ordinary Material I If The Ease Is Wood, Usually With Metallic Attach Ments; Lead, Copper, Iron, Glass.terra-cotta,stone. Etc., Are Sometimes ...
Coinage
Coinage Engl., Of. Coin, Wedge, Piece Of Money, From Lat. Clthells, Wedge; Con Nected With Gk. Kcvos, Kenos, Cone, Skt. Ana, Whetstone, From A, To Sharpen). Coins Are Pieces Of Metal Designed To Circulate As Money, Whose Weight And Fineness Are Certified By The Im Pressions They Bear. These Impressions ...
Cojutepeque
Cojutepeque, Ko-noo'til-palkti. The Capi Tal Of The Department Of Cuseathin. Salva Dor, About 15 Miles East Of San Salvador (map: Central America, C 4). It Is Situated North Of The Volcano Cojutepeque, And Near Lake Ilo Pango. The City Has Considerable Transit Trade. Cojutepeque, For A Few Years After 1554, ...
Coke
Coke, Kirk Or Kick, Sir Edward (1552-1634). A Distinguished English Lawyer And Judge. He Was Born At Mileham, In Norfolk. On February 1, 1552. Educated At The Free Grammar School At Norwich, And At Trinity College, Cambridge. He Passed Thence To Clifford's Inn, And Subsequently To The Inner Temple, To ...
Colbert
Colbert, Kiwbar', Jean Baptiste (1619 S3). A French Statesman, :minister Of Finance Under Louis Xiv. He Was Born At Rheims, August 29, 1619, And Served His Apprenticeship In A Woolen Draper's Shop. He Afterwards Went To Paris, And Soon Obtained A Position Yin, The War Office, Where His Tireless Activity ...
Colchester
Colchester, A Parliamen Tary And Municipal Borough And River Port Of Essex, England, On The South Bank Of The Collie, 12 Miles From The Sea, And 51 Miles Northeast Of London (map: England, G 5). It Is Partly Sur Rounded By The Remains Of An Old Roman Wall. The Most ...
Colchicum
Colchicum, Kol'kl-kiim (lat., From Gk. Koxxle6c, Poled Ikon. The Poisonous Meadow-saf Fron). A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Liliacea?, Native To Europe And To The Idediter Ranmn Region. The Species. Of Which There Are About Thirty, Are Stemless, With Flowers Half Sub Terranean Like The Croons, Only The ...
Cold Wave
Cold Wave. A Term First Applied By The United States Weather Bureau In 1872 To The Areas Of Cold, Clear, Dry Air That Row Near The Ground From Canada Southward Over The United States And Become The So-called 'northers' When They Reach The Gulf States, Or 'nodes' When They Reach ...
Coligny
Coligny, Kti'le'nyty, Or Coligni, Gaspard De ( 1517-72 ) . An Admiral Of France And Hugue Not Leader, Born At Chritillon-sum'-loing. Febru Ary 16, 1517. Lie Came Of A Noble Family, His Father Having Been Marshal Gaspard De Coligny, His Mother Louise De Montmorency. He Was In Troduced At Court ...
Collateral
Collateral (fr. Collateral, It. Collate Rale, Front Ml. Collateralis, Collateral, From Con-, Together + Laterulis, Relating To A Side, From /oils, Side). In Law, Supplemental Or Re Lated To The Principal Thing In Consideration, Especially: (a) Given By Way Of Security In Addition To A Principal Obligation. (h) Descend Ed ...
Collect
Collect. A Brief, Comprehensive Prayer Varying (like The Epistle And Gospel, Which It Immediately Precedes) With The Season Of The Church Year. Such Prayers Are Found In All The Earlier Christian Liturgies, And Most Of Those Now Used Come From The Sacramentaries Of Saint Leo. Gelasius. And Saint Gregory. The ...
College
College (fr. Colh'llc, Lat. Eollcgium, As Sembly. From Contort, Associate. From Con-, With Legarc, To Send On An Embassy, From Lex, Law, Connected With Lt ['ere, As. Hearin, (:er. Herrn, Engl. Lie, Gi:. Nexos, Itch's, Couch). In Its Early Roman Use, 'college' Signified Any Association Of Persons Having A Common ...
Collegiate Education For Wo
Collegiate Education For Wo Men. A System Of Education Originated In The United States, And May Be Said To Have Sprung From The Seminaries For Young, Women. Although At First These Were Frequently Concerned With Somewhat Superficial Accomplishments. The Trend Was Rapidly Toward A Sounder And Broader Scholarship. Their Development, ...
Collins
Collins, Jon's; ( 1848— ). An English Educator And Author. He Was Born At Bourton-on-the-water, Gloucestershire. And Grad Uated At Balliol College, Oxford, In 1872. He Contributed Largely To The Reviews, Strenuously Opposing The Philological Method Of Literary Study, And Was Active In The University Exten Sion Movement. He Is ...
Collisions Of Vessels
Collisions Of Vessels (from Lat. Col Lisio, From Collide•e, To Dash Together, From Eon-, Together + Brdere, To Dash). To Prevent Vessels Running Against One Another In Passing, There Arc 'rules Of The Road' (q.v.) At Sea As Well As On Land. In Both The United States And Great Britain ...
Collodion
Collodion (neo-lat.. From Gk. Sconumns, Kalloder, Glue-like. From Koxxa, Kolla, Glue + Eloos, (-nos, Form). A Solution Of Pyroxylin In A Mixture Of Alcohol And Ether. For Its Man Ufacture A Convenient Form Of Cellulose, Such As Cotton Wool, Is Immersed In A Mixture Of Nitric And Sulphuric Acid With ...
Colloids
Col'loids (from Gk. K6xxa, Holds, Glue + Floor, Cidus, Form). A Name Applied By Graham To A Group Of Substances, Including Ferric Oxide, Alumina, Silicic Acid. Starch, Dextrin, Gum, Albu Min, Gelatin, Tannin, Caramel, Agar-agar, And Others. These Substances, Though Not By Any Means Belonging To The Same Class Chemically, ...
Colocynth Of
Col'ocynth (of. Coloquinte, From Lat. Colocynthis, From Gk. Sonotcupois, Ko/okyn This, Colocynth, From Sexokovon, Kolokynthe, Pump Kin), Or Bitter Apple. A Well-known Medicine, Much Used As A Purgative. It Is The Dried Pulp Of The Colocynth Gourd, Colquintida, Bitter Apple, Or Bitter Cucumber, A Globose Fruit About The Size Of ...
Cologne
Cologne, Ko-lon' (ger. Kii/n; The Colonia Agrippina Of The Romans). The Largest City Of Rhenish Prussia, On The Left Bank Of The Rhine, In Latitude 50° 56' N., Longitude 6° 5s' E. (map: Prussia. B 3). Cologne Is A Fortress Of The First Rank, Its Fortifications Forming A Semicircle, With ...
Colombo
Colombo, K6-linn'b6. The Capital And Chief Seaport Of Ceylon, Situated On The Western Coast Of The Island, On A Rocky Headland, In Latitude 54' N. And Longitude 51' E. ( \lap: India, C 7). The European Part Of (lie City Is Mag Nificently Laid Out, With Broad Avenues Shaded By ...
Colonna
Colon'na. A Celebrated Italian Family, Prominent In The History Of Rome From The Twelfth Century To The Sixteenth. They Were Hereditary Enemies Of The Orsini (q.v.). And Their Numerous Strongholds Around Home Made Them At All Times Formidable Enemies To The Papacy. And On Occasion Its Masters. To Rome, The ...
Colony
Colony (lat. Eolonia, From Eolonus, A Hus Bandman, Colonist. From Co/crc, To Till). In Its Proper Sense, Colony Denotes A Body Of Immi Grants Living In A Foreign Land Under The Laws And Protection Of The Mother Country; But The Term Has Been Used Loosely To Describe All Classes Of ...
Color
Color (lat., Connected With Lat, Crlarr, Gk. Kax6rretv, Kalyptein, Ger. Helacn, To Hide, Ir. Cctini. I Conceal, Ski. Garana, Refuge). The Color Of An Objeet In Nature Depends Upon Sev Eral The Character Of The Light Which Illuminates It, The Phenomena Which Take Place In The Body Its61f, The Individual ...
Color Photography
Color Photography. The Reproduc Tion By Photography Of Natural Objects In Their Own Colors. There Is No Means Known At Present By Which, Using Ordinary Photographic Processes, Thk Is Possible. When A Photograph Is Taken With A Camera And A Sensitive Plate, The Devel Oped Negative Shows An Image Of ...
Color_2
Color. In Art, Either The Pigment Employed To Produce A Certain Effect To The Eye, Or The Effect Thus Produced—i.e. The Tint Of A Picture. In The Former Sense It Is Treated Of In This Work Under The Names Of The Colors Themselves. In The Latter Sense It May Be ...
Color_3
Color. In Law, Ill A Figurative Sense, A Sem Blance Or Appearance Of Something, Implying That The Thing To Which The Term Is Applied Has Not The Quality Or Character Claimed; As, Color Of Title Means An Apparent But Not Valid Title. Formerly In Common-law Pleading In England, When The ...
Colorado River
Colorado River. A Large River Flowing Through The Plateau Region Of The Southwestern United States. It Is Formed In The Southwestern Part Of Utah. By The Junction Of The Green River Front The North And The Grand From The North East, The Former Rising In Southwestern Wyoming And The Latter ...
Colossus
Colossus (lat., From Gk. Koxoo-o-65, Kolos Sos). A Rare Greek Word Of Unknown Origin, Used To Denote A Statue Very Greatly Above The Size Of Life. In English, The Adjective Colossal Is Used In A Somewhat Wider Sense, To Denote All Statues Which Exceed The Size Of Life. The Colossal ...
Colossze
Colos'sze (lat.. From Gk. Koxoccal, Kolos Sai, Also Spelled Koxaccrat, Kolassai). An An Cient City Of Phrygia In Asia Minor, On The River Lyens, A Tributary Of The Alxander. Colosaaa Was On One Of The Great Ancient Trade Routes Travers Ing Asia Minor, And Is Mentioned By Ilerodotus And Xenophon ...
Colt
Colt, Kali, Samuel ( 1814-62 ) . An American Manufacturer. Inventor Of The Revolver. He Was Born In Hartford, Conn.. Where He Worked In His Father's Factory. Obtaining A Knowledge Of Chem Istry, He Lectured On That Subject In The Itnited States And Canada, And In 1835 Secured Patents Or ...
Columbia
Columbia. The Capital Of South Carolina, And County-seat Of Richland County, On The East Bank Of The Congaree River Below The Junction Of The Broad And Saluda Rivers. S4 Miles North East Of Augusta, Ga., And 137 Mile* Mortinvest Of Charleston; On The Southern, The Atlantic Coast Line, And The ...
Columbia University
Columbia University. One Of The Oldest Educational Institutions In The United States, Situated In New York City. The First Step Toward Its Foundation Was The Authorization In 1746 By The Colonial Assembly Of Public Lot Teries For The Establishment Of A College In The Province Of New York. The Proceeds, ...
Columbia Or Oregon River
Columbia Or Or'egon River. One Of The Largest Rivers Of North America, Rising In The Eastern Chain Of The Rocky Mountains In British Columbia, In About Latitude 50° N. And Longitude I16° W. (slap: Washington, E 4). It Flows At First Northwest As Far As Latitude 53°, And Then Turns ...
Columbian University
Columbian University. An Institu Tion Of Higher Education, Situated At Washington, D. C. The University Was Founded In 1821 By Members Of The Baptist Church And Until 1873 Was Known As Columbian College. At Its Incep Tion The University Comprised A Theological, A Classical, And A Medical Department. A Law ...
Columbus
Columbus. The Capital Of Ohio, County Seat Of Franklin County„ And The Fourth City Of The State In Population, Situated On Both Sides Of The Scioto River, 100 Miles Northeast Of Cincin Nati And 140 Miles Southwest Of Cleveland. Near The Geographical Centre Of The State (map: Ohio. D 6). ...
Column
Column (from Lat. Columna. Column. Con Nected With As. Ho/m, Island). A Pillar Or Post, Usually Cylindrical In Form, Made Of Any Mate Rial, Such As Wood, Stone, Brick, Or Iron, And Used As A Support, Either Real Or Apparent. In The Historic Architectural Styles The Column Has Held A ...
Comb As
Comb (as. Canto, Icel. Kambr, Ohg. Chamb, Ger. Kamm, Comb; Connected With Gk.7640s, Gonlphos, Peg, ()church Slay. Zadii, Skt. Jambha, Tooth). Combs Seem To Have Been Used By The Ancients Rather For Adjusting Than For Fastening The Hair, The Pin, Or Bodkin (acvs), Hatingchiefly Been Employed For The Latter Purpose. ...
Combes
Combes, Jusrix Louts Emile ( 1s35—). A French Statesman, Horn At Roquecourbe (tarn). Educated In A Catholic Seminary, He Devoted Himself To Philosophic Study, Took Orders, And In 1860 Received The Degree Of Doctor Of Letters For Theses On Scholastic Metaphysics And On The Psy Chology Of Saint Thomas Aquinas. ...
Combination Ml
Combination (ml. Eombinatio, From Lat. (-cm B Inure, To Combine, From Cow-, Together ± Wo, Two By Two). In Law, Specifically The Union Of Natural Or Artificial Persons For The Promotion Of Their Business Interests. When Limited To This Object. And Kept Free From Fraud, Violence, Or Like Sinister Methods, ...
Combustion
Combustion (lat. Combustio, A Burning, From Combu•ere, To Burn, Probably For *cow Urcre, But With B Inserted On The Analogy Of Ambustus, Burned; Less Plausibly For *co-arab-tit-e•e, To Burn, From Corn-, Together + Amb, Ambi, Gk. 40, Amphi, Around + Vrcre, To Burn), Or Burning. The Process By Whieh Bodies ...
Comet Francaise
Comet= Francaise, Ktyma'de' Sail (fr., French Comedy). The Official Name Of The Thatre Francais, The National Theatre Of France, Subsidized By The State For The Advance Ment Of Dramatic Art. Its History Dates Officially From October 21, 1680, When A Decree Of Louis Xiv. Amalgamated The Two Rival Companies Of ...
Comet As
Comet (as., Lat. Cometa, Comet, From Gk. Kopajrns, Kometfs, Having Long Hair, From Koimip, Koman, To Wear Long Hair, From Kban, Komr:, Hair). The Word 'comet' Had Its Origin In The Hairy Appearance Often Exhibited By The Haze Or Luminous Vapors, The Presence Of Which Is At First Sight The ...
Comines
Comines, L'unirpe Ne ( 1445-1509). A French Statesman And Historian. Lie Was Born At The Castle Of Comities, Not Far Front Lille; Re •eived A Careful Education. And In 1464 Attached Himself To Charles The Bold Of Burgundy (then Count Of Charolais). In 1472 Comines Entered The Service Of Louis ...
Comitia
Comitia, K0-mishq-a (lat. Nem. Pl., Assem Blies From Coin- (con-), Together -hire, To Go). The Legal Or Constitutional Meetings Of The Ro Man People. Convoked By A Magistrate, For The Purpose Of Putting A Question To The Vote. This Definition Comprehends At Least All The Eomitia Except The Comitia Calata, ...
Commandant
Com'mandant' (fr. Commandant, Pres. Part. Of Commander, To Command, Ml. Com Mandare, To Command, From Lat. Con-, Together + Mandare, To Enjoin). A Relative Title, Inci Dent To A Military Command, And Applied To The Commander Of A Garrison, Fortified Post, Or Mili Tary School, Without Any Regard To His ...
Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer. The Officer In Actual Command Of A Vessel Of War. He Is An Officer Of The Line Or Executive Corps, And Is Usu Ally Addressed By The Courtesy Title Of 'captain,' Without Regard To Actual Rank, If He Is Per Manently In Command And Not Merely In Tem ...
Commemoration
Commemoration (lat. Commentoratio, From Eommemorare, To Commemorate, From Coin-, Together + Mcmorare, To Mention, From Memor, Mindful; Connected With Gk. ,u1p,aepos, Mermeros, Anxious, 51st. Suer, To Remember), Or Enc-enia ( Lat.. Gk. L-pcatvta, Engkainia, Feast Of Renova Tion Or Consecration, A Name For Easter, From ?v, En. In + Katv6e, ...
Commencement Of
Commencement (of., Fr. Commence Ment, From Of. Eomencer, Fr. Commencer, It. Cominciare, To Begin, From Lat. Con-, Together Initiare, To Begin, From Initium, Beginning, From In Ire, To Enter, From In, In Ire, To Go). In American Colleges, The Name Given To The Concluding Exercises Of The College Year, When ...
Commerce
Commerce (lat. Commercium, Commerce, Interchange, From Coot-, Together 'mem, Mer Chandise, Front Lat. Merere, To Gain, Gk. Taper, Nicros, Share). In Its General Acceptation, A Term Denoting International Traffic In Goods, Or What Constitutes The Foreign Trade Of All Countries As Distinguished From Domestic Trade. The First For Merchants Of ...
Commerce Of The United
Commerce Of The United States. Turning Now More Especially To The Commerce Of The United States In Recent Years, We Present A Few Figures Showing The Origin And Destination Of Imports And Exports, And The Character Of The Goods Imported. In The Following Table The Fig Ures For 1895, The ...
Commerce_2
Commerce. In 1900 Costa Rica Owned Three Small Merchant Steamers And Two Sailing Ves Sels. The Two Main Ports Are Visited Regularly By Eight Lines Of Steamers—ameriean, Chilean. And European. The Annual Value Of The Commerce Exceeds $12,400.000. The Exports Only Slightly Exceeding The Imports. The Exports For 1900 (not ...
Commerce_3
Commerce. The Commerce Of Cuba, Under The Spanish Regime, Notwithstanding The Restrictions Placed Upon It, Was, Relatively Speaking, Exten Sive. By A System Of Heavy Protection, Which Had Grown Out Of The Monopoly Idea Of The Seventeenth Century, 1119st Of The Commerce In As Diverted Into Spanish Channels, Although Only ...