Cotta

( Com.) In India, a cowrie measure, embracing 12,000 cowries. Cotta, the name of an old German publishing-house, established at Tübingen in 1649, and still one of the most flourishing in Germany. The most prominent member was Joh. Friedr . Freiherr von C., B. 1764. In 1798, he established the All gem eine Zeitung , a periodical still published at Augsburg, and from that time published the works of the most illustrious modern authors of Germany. D. 1832.-G. A. COTTA D. at Stuttgart, 1876. Cottage, ( kot'taj ,) n. [O. Fr cotage ; L. Lat cotagium , a rural tenement; A S. cot a , a cote A cot; a hut; a small habitation for the poorer cla es of persons. -A small, but neat and tasteful, house, detached from other buildings. In this modern sense, the term is loosely applied to a great variety of buildings, from the ornamental C. of the English to the Swi chalet; as, a cottage ornée. Cottage, in Iowa , a post-office of Hard in co. Cottage, in New York , a post-office of Cat tar aug us co. Cottage, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Hunting don co. Cot'taged, a. Covered with cottages; as, a cottaged hamlet. Cottage Grove, in California, a post-office of Siskiyou co. Cottage Grove, in Illinois , a P. O. of Douglas co. Cottage Grove, in Indiana , a P. O. of Union co. Cottage Grove, in Minnesota , a township of Wash IMG:content-0388.jpg:[graphic] ington co. Cottage Grove, in Minnesota, a post-village of Washington co., in Cottage Grove township. Cottage Grove, in Oregon , a post-office of Lane co. Cottage Grove, in Wisconsin, a post-village and township of Dane co. Cottage Hill, in Illinois , a post-village of Putnam co, Cottage Hill, in Iowa , a post-office of Dubuque co. Cottage Hill, in Ohio , a post-office of Muskingum co.. Cottage Home, in N. C. , a former P. O. of Lincoln co. Cottage Inn, in Wis ., a former P. O. of Lafayette co. Cottage Mill, in Georgia , a P. O. of Chattahoochee co. Cottager, n. One who lives in a hut or cottage. "Let us from our country farms Call forth our cottagers to arms."- Swift . Cottageville, in W. Virginia , a P. O. of Jackson co. Cottbus. [Ger. Kottbus .] A town of Pru ia, prov. Brandenburg, on the Spree, 42 m. S. by W. of Frankfort-on the-Oder. Manf . Woolen and linen stuffs, and stockings. Pop . (1897) 36,750.