Controverter

A controversialist; a controversial writer. Controvertible, a. putable. That may be controverted; dis Browne. blance is proposed for discovery between things per fectly unlike; as, for instance: When is a plant like a hog?-When it begins to root. - A quibble: a low jest. Co'nus, n. [Lat., a cone.] ( Bot .) Same as CONE, q. v. ( Zool . ) An extensive genus of univalve mollusca, ord. Gasteropod a proper , the shells of which are thick, and Fig. 671. CONUS MAR MORE US, (China.) rolled up, as it were, in a conical form. They are found principally in the southern and tropical seas, and many of them are very beautiful, both in shape and color. The mollusc is much compre ed and involved; the head very distinct, terminated by a trunk capable of great extension; two tentacula, with eyes near the summit; foot, oval and long. "Matters dubious, and many controvertible truths." Controvertibly, adv . In a controvertible manner. Controvertist, n. One who controverts; a contro-Con'usance, n. See COGNIZANCE. vers i a list. "This prince of controvertists, this great lord and profe or of first principles."-Til lots on.