Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, coal; containing coal; of the nature of coal.
COAMINGS
Coam"ings, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. Comb a crest.] (Naut.)
Defn: Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges. [Written also combings.]
COANNEX
Co`an*nex", v. t.
Defn: To annex with something else.
COAPTATION Co`ap*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. coaptatio, fr. coaptare to fit together; co- + aptare. See Aptate.]
Defn: The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint.
COARCT; COARCTATE
Co*arct", Co*arc"tate, v. t. Etym: [See Coarctate, a.]
1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] Ayliffe.