coolwort

Bct .: In this country the popular name of a saxifragaceous plant, Tiarella cord i folia , the properties of which are diuretic and tonic. It is prepared by the Shakers. ( Ogilvie .) pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, IMG:content-0882.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Of persons: To become le impa ioned or ardent; to become cool or reserved in manner; to calm down. IMG:content-0883.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Med .: A medicine or preparation intended to abate heat or excitement in the blood. ". coolers and restoratives are nece ary."--Pen nant: Zool.; The Goat. 2. Brewing : A large vat, relatively broad and shallow, in which the beer is cooled. Mechanical appliances are sometimes used to expedite the proce . (Knight.) 3. Domestic : (1) An ice-chest or safe for viands in hot weather. (2) A tin ve el with lid, faucet, and non-conducting jacket, for containing ice-water. ( Knight .) 4. Sugar-making : A trough in which condensed cane-juice from kettles or vacuum-pans is placed to crystallize. ( Knight .) III. Figuratively : (U. S. Colloq .): A calaboose or police station. côo'-lie, côo-lỹ (pl. coolies ), s. [Mahratta, ., kolee ( koli )=a fisherman, a hunter, a particular caste. (Moles worth.) Hind. kuli =a laborer. There is also an aboriginal tribe called Coles in the north of Ori a.] Originally a name derived from an Indian hill or jungle aboriginal tribe, members of which occasionally took service with Europe ans in India as laborers or porters; hence a laborer in or from India, or from any part of the East. Thus there are Chinese "coolies" in Demarara, the West Indies, and elsewhere. (Till lately Anglo-Indian, now used as an English word.) 1107 time of the year." -Goldsmith: E ays, i. côol-lỹ, adv . & a. [Eng. cool ; -ly .] A. As adverb: I. Literally: sharp cold. 2. Lightly; not so as to cause heat. II. Figuratively : ."-Atterbury. 46 matter which the authorities of Liege coolly "-Macau- *B. As adj .: Somewhat cool; coolish. "Keeping my sheep among the coolly shade. Spenser: Colin Clout , 58. "The fragrant air its coolne still retains." Words worth: Excursion, bk. v. II. Figuratively : " 2. Fig .: Cool, cold, indifferent. *côol-stock, s. [Eng. cole , as in colewort (?), and stock .] Colewort. ( Wright .) Coolne . *coolth, s . [Eng.cool, and suff. th . Cf. warmth.] IMG:content-0884.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small]