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corruptĭbĭlis adj. liable to decay, corruptible, perishable corruptĭbĭlĭtas corruptibility, perishableness corruptĭo Act., a corrupting, spoiling, seducing; Pass., a corrupt condition, corruption corruptīvus adj. corruptible, perishable corruptor a corrupter, misleader, seducer, briber corruptōrĭus adj. destructible, corruptible, perishable corruptrix she that corrupts; seduces;; adj., corrupting corruptus P. a. cor-ruspor v. dep. to search carefully after cors corsae Corsĭca the island Corsica, in the Mediterranean Sea, renowned in ancient times for the… corsŏīdes an unknown precious stone Corsus cortex the bark, rind, shell, hull; the bark of the cork-tree, cork; other shells; the… cortĭcātus adj. covered with a bark cortĭcĕus adj. of bark; cork cortĭcōsus adj. abounding in bark cortĭcŭlus a small; thin rind, bark; shell cortīna a round vessel, a kettle, caldron; the tripod of Apollo, in the form of a caldr… cortīnāle the caldron-room, the place where new wine was boiled down in the Cortīnĭ-pŏtens adj. powerful on the tripod cortīnŭla a small kettle Cortōna a very ancient town in Etruria, northwest of Lake Trasimenus; adj., of Cortona;… cortumio Cortuosa a town of Etruria Cortȳnia a town of Crete cŏrŭlus Cŏruncānĭus name of a Roman plebeian cōrus cŏruscāmen a glittering, a flash cŏruscātĭo a glittering, a flash, coruscation cŏruscĭfer adj. lightning-bearing cŏrusco v. a. and n. To thrust; push with the horns; to move quickly, to vibrate, shake, brandish, w… cŏruscus adj. In waving motion, waving, vibrating, tremulous; Flashing, gleaming, glittering;… corvīnus adj. pertaining to the raven, raven-; a surname in the corvus a raven; bodies whose form or coloring is similar to that of the raven's bill; … Cŏrўbas the priests of Cybele, whose religious service consisted in noisy music and wil… cōrўcēum the place in the palæstra where the; exercised themselves by striking a suspend… Cōrўcĭus adj. Corycian; belonging to the Corycian mountain cave; on Parnassus, famous in anci… cōrўcŏmăchĭa the exercise of the; with the cōrўcus a leathern sack filled with sand, flour; by means of which the; exercised in th… Cōrўcus a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, v… cŏrўdălus the crested lark Cŏrўdon Greek proper name; Cŏrўlēnus a city of Æolis cŏrўlētum a hazel-thicket, a copse of hazeltrees cŏrўlus a hazel; filbert shrub cŏrўmbĭa a species of the plant ferula cŏrymbĭātus adj. set round with clusters of ivy-berries, corymbiated Cŏrymbĭfer adj. m; bearing clusters of ivy-berries cŏrymbĭon hair curled in the form of clusters of ivy-berries cŏrymbītes a species of the plant cŏrymbus a cluster of fruit, a cluster of flowers; a cluster of ivyberries; The nipple; … Cŏrўnaeus name of two Trojans, companions of Æneas Cŏrўpha cŏrўphaeus a leader, chief, head Cŏrўphāsĭa a title of Minerva Cŏrўphē daughter of Oceanus, mother of the fourth Minerva coryphĭa a kind of murex; snail, yielding a purple dye corysidia another name of the plant Minyas Cŏrўthus An ancient town in Etruria; Cortona; Etruria; Italia; A companion of Perseus cōrȳtŏs a quiver cŏrȳza a catarrh cōs any hard stone, flintstone; a whetstone, hone, grindstone Cōs one of the Sporadic Islands in the Myrtoan Sea, on the coast of Caria, celebrat… Cŏsa An ancient town in Etruria, not far from the coast; Ansedonia; Orbitello; adj.,… coscĭnŏmantīa a divination by the sieve Coscōnĭus name of a Roman plebeian; prætor during Cicero's consulate, also known as a wri… cosmēta he who ornaments one, an adorner; cosmĭcŏs adj. belonging to the world;; subst; a citizen of the world, a cosmopolite; worldly … cosmittere Cosmoe a high council of the Cretans; N. cr cosmō^grăphĭa a description of the universe cosmŏgrăphus one who describes the world, a cosmographer Cosmus a celebrated maker of, and dealer in unguents at Rome; adj., named; derived fro… cossĭgĕrāre cossim adv. Cossinius a Roman gentile name cossus a kind of larva under the bark of trees Cossus a surname in the Cossŭtĭānae a place near Cæsena in Cossŭtĭānus a Roman proper name; Cossŭtĭus name of a Roman costa a rib; a side, a wall costābĭlis adj. riblike costămōmum an aromatic plant, similar to the costātus adj. having ribs, ribbed costum an Oriental aromatic plant Cŏsȳra a small island between Sicily and Africa; Pantellaria cōtārĭa Cōthōn a name given to any artificial harbor; The artificial inner harbor of Carthage;… cŏthurnātē adv. cŏthurnātĭo a tragic representation cŏthurnātus adj. pertaining to the; buskined;; elevated, lofty, tragic; loftily, tragically; cŏthurnus a high Grecian shoe; A high Grecian hunting-boot, laced up in front, and coveri… cōtĭcŭla A small touchstone, a test; A small stone mortar cō^tīdĭānus cŏtĭnus a shrub that furnishes a purple color cōtio