cordovan |
a smooth, soft, fine leather made of goatskin or split horsehide. [2 definitions] |
corduroy |
a fabric, usu. cotton, with cords or cut pile woven in to form lengthwise ribs. [6 definitions] |
cordwood |
wood piled or sold in cord units. [2 definitions] |
core |
the center part of certain fruits, containing hard material and seeds. [4 definitions] |
corecipient |
combined form of recipient. |
coreligionist |
a person who follows the same religion as another; fellow worshiper. |
coreopsis |
any of several garden plants that bear yellow, red, or maroon daisylike flowers. |
coresearcher |
combined form of researcher. |
coresident |
combined form of resident. |
coresidential |
combined form of residential. |
corespondent |
in law, one jointly accused with the defendant, esp. of adultery in a divorce case. |
corgi |
see "Welsh corgi." |
coriander |
a herbaceous plant of the parsley family, or the seedlike fruits of this used as a spice. |
Corinth |
an ancient city in northeastern Greece. |
Corinthian |
of or pertaining to Corinth or its people or culture. [3 definitions] |
Corinthians |
either of two books of the New Testament containing the letters of the apostle Paul to the Christians of Corinth. |
Coriolis effect |
the apparent deflection of moving objects as observed from a rotating frame of reference due to the force created by the rotating frame. |
Coriolis force |
a force held to be responsible for the straying off course of a falling object toward a rotating body such as the earth. |
corium |
the layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermal layer and contains nerves and blood vessels; derma. |
cork |
a species of oak native to the Mediterranean area, having thick, porous, water-resistant bark. [6 definitions] |
corker |
a person or machine that inserts corks into bottles. |