COSTEANING
Cos"tean`ing, n.
Defn: The process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes. It consist in sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, in such manner as to cross all the veins between the two pits.
COSTELLATE
Cos*tel"late (ks-tl"lt), a. Etym: [L. costa rib.]
Defn: Finely ribbed or costated.
COSTER
Cos"ter (ks"tr), n.Etym: [Abbrev. of costermonger.]
Defn: One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.
COSTERMONGER
Cos"ter*mon`ger (ks"tr-mn`gr), n. Etym: [See Costard.]
Defn: An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also costardmonger.]
COSTIFEROUS
Cos*tif"er*ous (ks-tf"r-s), a. Etym: [Costa + -ferous.] (Anat.)
Defn: Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebræ.