CORVET; CORVETTE Cor"vet (kr"vt), Cor*vette" (kr-vr"), n. Etym: [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. Corbeil.] (Naut.)
Defn: A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; — called in the United States navy a sloop of war.
CORVETTO
Cor*vet"to (-vt"t), n. (Min.)
Defn: A curvet. Peacham.
CORVINE
Cor"vine (kr"vn), a. Etym: [L. corvinus, fr. corvus crow.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the crow; crowlike.
CORVORANT
Cor"vo*rant (kr"v-rant), n.
Defn: See Cormorant.
CORYBANT
Cor"y*bant (kr"-bnt), n.; pl. E. Corybants (-bCorybantes (-b. Etym:
[L. Corybas, Gr.
Defn: One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the
Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.