| copyist |
one who makes written copies, usu. of documents. [2 definitions] |
| copy machine |
another name for photocopier. |
| copyreader |
one who edits and prepares newspaper copy for typesetting and publication. |
| copyright |
the exclusive legal right to make copies of, distribute, or perform all or part of a published or recorded work for a certain extended period of time. [3 definitions] |
| copyrightable |
combined form of copyright. |
| copywriter |
one who writes text for publication or broadcast, esp. for advertisements. |
| coq au vin |
a dish consisting of chicken browned and stewed in red wine with onions, mushrooms, and seasonings. |
| coquet |
to make playful romantic or sexual overtures; flirt. [2 definitions] |
| coquette |
a girl or woman who flirts excessively. |
| coquettishly |
in a playful or teasing manner; flirtatiously. |
| coquina |
limestone made from an aggregate of coral and seashell fragments, used in construction. [2 definitions] |
| cor- |
with; together. [2 definitions] |
| coracle |
a small rounded boat of waterproof material stretched over a frame of wood or wicker, used in western England, Wales, and Ireland. |
| coracoid |
a bone that extends from shoulder blade to breastbone in reptiles and birds, but that is only a rudimentary bony process in mammals. [2 definitions] |
| coral |
the hard skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps of tropical seas, deposited in masses that form reefs or atolls. [5 definitions] |
| coral reef |
a mound or ridge of coral skeletons and calcium deposits that forms in warm, shallow sea waters. |
| coralroot |
any of various leafless orchids with roots that resemble coral. |
| coral snake |
any of various small, poisonous snakes marked with bands of red, yellow, and black, found in subtropic regions and the southwestern United States. |
| corbel |
a bracket projecting from a wall to support an arch or cornice. [3 definitions] |
| cord |
a thick string or twine. [8 definitions] |
| cordage |
the ropes and lines of a ship or boat considered collectively; rigging. [2 definitions] |