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Corman: m. The greedie water-fowle tearmed a Cormorant; also, the Cabot fish.

Cormé. A drinke, or wine made of the Sorbe apple; it surpasses in goodnesse Perrie, or Cider; and comes neerest, of any of those kinds, vnto white wine.

Corme: f. The Seruice, or Sorb-apple.

Cormier: m. The Seruice tree, Sorb-apple tree.

Cormorant: m. as Corman. Cornabon. A musicall Cornet; or such a wreathed instrument: ¶Rab. Cornadiz d'Espaigne. Base peeces of money, thirtie six of them being worth but one Douzain. Cornage: m. Hornage; an yearely duetie of corne exacted by the Lord Chastelain of Berri (in the iurisdiction of Bourges) vpon euerie Oxe that labours in the Winter-corne-ground which is within his territorie.

Cornaline: f. The Cornix, or Cornaline; a flesh-coloured stone that is easie to bee grauen on, and therefore much vsed in signets.

Cornalique: com. Cuckoldlie, cuckold-like.

Cornard: m. A cuckold, or horned beast; one of the forked Order.

Cornardise: f. Cuckoldrie.

Corne: f. A horne; also, horne; also, the hoofe of a beasts foot; also, the Sit-fast; (a hard, or hornie swelling in the backe-part of a horse) also, a corner; limit, or bound. Corne boeuf. The hearbe Fenegreeke. Corne de cerf. Buckhorne Plantaine, Crowfoot Plantaine, Harts-horne, Sandwort, hearbe Ivie, or Eue. Cornes du front. The swelling, or out-bearing, of the bone of the temples on either side of the forehead. Corne prendre. To wax proud. Avoir du foin aux cornes. Il a du foin aux cor. He is a fierce; proud; sturdie, surlie mate; a shrewd, curst, vnsociable campanion; a dangerous fellow to deale with. Bailler foin en corne. To deceiue, cousen, gull, giue a gleeke, sell a bargaine. Baisser les cornes. To humble himselfe, to let fall his crest; to yeeld, stoope, strike saile. Haulser, ou, leuer la corne. To grow proud, wax hautie, become loftie, (or liuelie) begin to take state vpon him. Prendre vn boeuf par les cornes. To vndertake, or performe, a dangerous act. Dieu donne biens, & boeuf, mais ce n'est pas par la corne: Prov. Looke Boeuf. Corné. Horned, hauing hornes.

Corne-boeuf. The hearbe Fenegreeke.

Cornée de l'oeil. The hornie Tunicle wherein the apple of the eye is placed; so called, because both in colour, and consistence, it resembles a thinne, and transparent, horne.

Corneille: f. A Crow; also, a Cornill berrie.
  Corneille emmantelée. The Roiston Crow, or Winter Crow, whose backe, and bellie are of an ashie colour.
  Corneille sauvage. The same.
  Pied de corneille. Crowfoot Plantaine, Buckehorne Plantaine, Coronop Plantaine, Hearbie Ivie, Hartes-horne.
  Putain fait comme la corneille, plus se laue, & plus noire est elle: Prov. A Whoore is like a Crow; the more shee washes her the blacker shee is; viz. the more she excuses, the more she betraies, her selfe; or,

in striuing to iustifie, she condemnes, her selfe.

Cornelle. as Corneole. Cornement des oreilles. The glowing, or tingling of the eares.

Cornemuse: f. A Bagpipe; also, as Cornuë; the vessell, or Lymbecke whereby oyles are extracted from Gummes, wood, or mettals. Toutes ces choses procedent de la mesme cornemuse. All these things come from one head, runne from one spring, haue one and the selfe-same originall.

Cornemuseur: m. A Bagpiper.

Corneole: f. Willow-hearbe, Loose-strife, Water-willow.

Corne-pied. Hoofed, horne-footed.

Corner. To sound a Cornet, to wind a Horne; also, to stinke, or smell mustily, as meat that hath taken wind. Cela cornoit prise. That finished the chace, that made a full end of the matter. Les oreilles me cornent. My eares glow, or tingle.

Cornes. as Cornilles. Cornet: m. A Cornet, a Trumpe; a little Horne; also, a sea-Cut, or Cuttle-fish; or, as Casseron, about Bayonne; also, as, Sifflet. Cornet à bouquin. A Musicall Cornet. Cornet à encre. An Inkehorne. Cornet de papier. The Cornet, or Coffin of paper, wherein a Grocer makes vp his retailed parcel of Spice &c.

Corneté: m. ée: f. Scarified, or cupped.

Corneter. To cup, or scarifie with horned cups.

Corneteux: m. euse: f. Vsed in cupping, or scarifying.

Cornette: f. A Bugle, Hutchet, or little Horne; also, a Doctors Tippet; also, a Cornet of horse; and, the Ensigne of a horse-companie; also, a fashion of Shadow, or Boonegrace, vsed in old time, and at this day, by some old women; also, the tuft, or tipping, of a Hawkes Hood. Les cornettes d'un arc. The hornes, or hornie tips of a long Bow. La cornette basse. An old-fashioned Shadow, or Boonegrace; (as in th' originall.) La cornette d'un chaperon. The Cornet of a French-hood.

Corneur: m. A Horner; a winder of a Horne.

Corniat: m. The Juice, or Syrop of Cornill berries.

Cornice: f. The cornish, or brow of a piller, or wall.

Corniche: f. A kind of little Sea-cut, or Cuttle-fish; or, as Cornichet; also, the cornish, or brow of a wall, piller, or other peece of building.

Cornichet: m. The sleeue, or Calamarie (fish.)

Cornichon: m. A little Horne; also, a Deeres head while it is young, or but new put out; also, a play at Quoites, wherein a peece of horne is led, or layed for the marke; or a play at Bowles with a Mistresse (for commonly they play at Prickes) tearmed Cornichon. Cornier: m. as Cornillier; Also, a Horner.

Cornier: m. ere: f. Belonging to, standing in, the corner; angular. Pieds corniers. Looke Pied. Corniere: f. A corner; also, a she horner.

Cornillat. A little yong Crow, a nest Crow.

Cornillé: m. ée: f. Jurred, or butted with hornes.

Corniller. To iurre, or butt with the hornes.