CORONARY CUSHION
Coronary cushion.
Defn: A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. It takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls.
CORONATE; CORONATED Cor"o*nate (kr"-nt), Cor"o*na`ted (-n`ted), a. Etym: [L. coronatus, p. p. of coronare to crown, fr. corona. See Crown.]
1. Having or wearing a crown.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished; — said of birds. (b) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines; — said of spiral shells.
3. (Biol.)
Defn: Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.
CORONATION
Cor`o*na"tion (kr`-n"shn), n. Etym: [See Coronate.]
1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.
2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. Pope.