Defn: A joint defendant. Blackstone.
CODEINE
Co*de"ine, n. Etym: [Gr. cod.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; — called also codeia.
CODETTA
Co*det"ta, n. Etym: [It., dim. of coda tail.] (Mus.)
Defn: A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda.
CODEX
Co"dex, n.; pl. Codices. Etym: [L. See Code.]
1. A book; a manuscript.
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. Burrill.
3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
4. A collection of canons. Shipley.