Conus, Gen. (κῶνος, a cone). (1) In general, any object of a conical form. (2) A kind of sun-dial described upon a hollow cone. (3) The metal ridge at the top of a helmet, to which the plume was attached. (See Fig. [252].)
Convivium, R. A banquet which generally took place at about the same hour as the cœna, but which was never followed by a commissatio. (See Cœna, Commissatio.)
Coopertorium, R. (that which covers). A rug of coarse cloth; a kind of blanket.
Cop, O. E. Generally the top of anything; a mound or heap. (See Battlement.)
Copal. A hard resin, which, dissolved in boiling linseed oil, forms an excellent varnish for pictures. It is also used as a vehicle for painting. The South African copal is the finest in quality. (See Varnish.)
Copatain, O. E. A sugar-loaf hat; “a copped-crown hat.”
Cope, Chr. A sacerdotal garment, also called a pluvial, because it was originally worn by priests in processions as a protection against the rain. It was open in the front, and fastened on the breast by a “morse” or clasp. In the primitive Church the cope was furnished with a hood, and hence mentioned as Cuculla.
Cope, Arch. To top a wall with thin bricks or stone.
Coperone, O. E., Arch. A pinnacle.
Cop-halfpenny, O. E. The game of “heads and tails.”