Costive

kos'tiv, a. Retaining fecal matter in the bow- els; constipated. [Corrupt, fr. F. constipe", L. cons tip are, -patum. See Constipate.] — Cos'tivene . Unnatural detention, etc. Costume, kos-tum'' or kos'tum, An established manner or style, esp. of dre ; adaptation of acce ories, as in a picture, poem, etc., to the circumstances described. [F. and It.; LL. costuma; custom.} — Costumier, n. A dealer in, etc.; esp. in fancy costumes_ for balls, theaters, etc. Cot, kot, Cote, kot, A small house; cottage; hut; also, a shed or inelosure for beasts; a cover for a sore finger. — Cot, Cott, kot, A sleeping place of small size; a little bed; cradle; folding bedstead. [AS. cote, D. and Ic. kot, G. koth, LL. cot a, cot, hut; coat. — Cot'betty, -bet-tl, -quean, -kwen, A man who busies himself with women's affairs. — Cots'wold, -wold, n. Sheep-cotes in an open country. — Cot'tage, -tej, A small dwelling; cot; hut. — Cot'tager, Cofter, One who lives in a cottage. Co-tangeut. See under Co-secant. Cot ern por a neo us, etc. See Contemporaneous. Coterie, ko-te-re A set of persons who meet familiarly; a club. [OF. coterie, LL. cottria, a tenure of land by cotters (F. cottiers) who clubbed together.] Cotillon, Cotillion, ko-til'yun, A dance of 8 persons; quadrille; tune regulating the dance. [F., a petticoat, fr. cotte, coat, frock.]