Cosmi (κόσμοι). The supreme magistrates in Crete.
Costanti. One of the Italian literary academies. They had for their device the sun shining on a column, with the motto Tantum volvitur umbra (the shadow only revolves).
Cote, O. E. A woman’s gown; 15th century.
Cote Armour. (See Coat Armour, Tabard.)
Cote-hardie. A tight-fitting gown; 14th century.
Cothurnus, Gr. and R. The Buskin; a high boot of Greek invention, met with on representations of certain divinities and of some of the emperors covered with rich ornamentation. It is an attribute of the huntress Diana. The sole was thickened with cork for tragic actors, to make them taller. Horsemen wore it as high as the knee.
Cotillion (Fr. cotte, an under-petticoat). A dance introduced from France, where it usually terminated a ball.
Cotise, Her. A diminutive of the Bend, being one-fourth of its width.
Cotta. A short surplice.
Cottabus, Cottabê, Cotabos, Gr. and R. A game of Greek origin, played in various manners, by throwing wine into empty cups swimming on a basin of water, or into scales suspended above a bronze ornament. The man who drowned most cups won a prize, or he who made the best sound had a good omen. There were other methods.