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Show CO Alowjefts aquib Convu'spruw. 7 T: CONVO'Y tale mer a h Jau an ks Tmo h im n- Me Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum\quaint. Philips. F% CO'NVOCATE. @ a. [conwoco, Lat.] To call together ; to fammon to an af{fembly Coxnveca TION. 7. /o [convocativ Latin. . The a& of calling to an aflembly Diaphantus, making a gencral convocation, fpak On the eight Had not God fet peculiar value:upon his temple, he would not have made himfelf his people' Sidney to them in this manner conwoy to fecure them in their paflage to it South's Sermons day fhall be an holy corwvocatio My fonl grows hard, and cannot death endure Your conwoy makes the dangerous way fecure Diyden's Aurengzebe Conwoy thips accompany their merchants, til -they may profecute the voyage withoit danger Dryden's Prefe Dufrefnoy Lew, xxiii. 20 unto you ‘3. An affembly of the clergy for confultation upon matters ecclefiaftical; in tim as the parliamen of parliament: and confift w. a. [convoper, Fr. fro of two. diftinét houfes, fo doe this ;. the one called the upper houfe archbifhop bithop wher th {everally by themfelves; the other th Towe houfe wher an all th 2. The a& of attending as a defence reft of th 3. Conveyance I have made an offer to his majefty Upon our fpiritual convocation Not now in ufe But let me hear. from you Shakefpeare Co'NUSANCE. #. /. [conoiffance, French. Cognizance notice ; knowledge law term @. a. [convoco, Latin. Zo CONVU'LSE. @. a. [convulfus, Lat. To call together ; to fummon to an af- To give an irregular and involuntar {fembly motio t th part o an body Affemblies exercife their legiflature at the time Follows the loofen'd, aggravated roar Enlarging, deepening, mingling peal on peal that their conftitution, or their own adjournment appoints, if there be no other way prefcribed t conwoke them Locke ‘When next the morning warms the purple eaft Conwoke the peerage (I J Crufh'd horrible, convulfing heaven and earth T homfun Convu'rsion. n /. [convulfio, Latin. 1. A convulfion:is. aninvoluntary contraction of the fibres and mufcles, whereb the body and limbs are preternaturall Pope's Odyfley. The fenate originally confifted all of nobles, th people being only conwoked upon fuch occafions a fell into their cognizance ‘Saift 7 CONVO'LVE. @. a. [convolvo, Lat. ‘To roll together ; to roll one' part upo another diftorted Quincy If my hand be. put into motion by a convulfion the indifferency of that operative faculty is take He writh'd him to and fro convolw'd. ~ Milton It is a wonderful artifice how newly hatche 2. Any irregular and violent motion ; tumult; commotion; difturbance maggots, not the parent animal, becaufe the emit no web, nor hath any textrine art, can conwolw the ftubborn leaf, and bind it with. the thread i weaves from its body All have been fubjeét to fome concufifons, and fall under the fame convulfions' of fate, by diffenfions or invafions Temple Derbam Us'd to milder fcent the tend ,.r rac _ By thoufands tumble from their honey'd.domes, Gonvolv'd and agonizing in the duft Thomfor's Autumn ~ Co''NvoLuTEep. part. [of the verb T hav found no. example.] Twifted ; rolled vpon- itfelf This differs from Mufcovy-glafs only in this that the plates of that are flat and plais, whereas thefe, are convoluted and inflected Converuv'rion Waoodward on Foffils . [. [conwolitio, Latin. L The a& of rollingfany thing upon itfelf; the ftate of being rolled upon-itfelf Obferve the conwolution of the faid fibres in al other glands, in the fame or-fome other manner Grew?s Cofmologia A' thoufand fecret, fubtle pipes befrow From which by num'rous convolutions wound Wrapp'd "with th> attending nerve, and twifte round Blackmore 2: The ftate of rolling toget in e company. And tofs'd wide round, O'cr the calm fea, in comalytion fwif The featherd eddy floasss Thomfor's Autumn Locke away Convu'LsIVE. adj. [convulfif, French. That which produces involuntary motion; that which gives twitches or {pafms They are irregular and conwalfive motions, o frugglings of the fpirits. Hale's Origin of Mankind Shewme the flying foul's conwulfive @rife And all the anguifh-of departing life Drydex's Aurengzebe Her colour chang'd, her face was not the fame And hollow groans from her deep fpirit came ; Her hair ftood up 5 conwulfive rage pofiefs' Her trembling limbs, and heav'd her lab'rin breaft. In filence weep And thy conwulfive forrows inward keep CONY Diryden Prior #. [. [kanin, Germ. connil or con nins Br. cuniculus, Lat.] A rabbit; a animal .that burroughs 1n the ground With a fhort-legg'd hen Lemons and wine for fauce ; to thefe a cony Is not to be defpair'd of; for our money Ben Fonfor's Epigrams The hufbandman fuffers by hares and conys which eat the corn and trees Mortimer's Hufb Convy-BOROUGH 7z / The ftockdove only through the foreft coses Thomforn's SumimeraMournfully hoarfe One whof COOK. 7. /. [coguus, Latin. profeflion is to drefs and prepare victual for the table of hi One miftrefs Quickly is in the manne nutfe,.or his dry-nurfe, or his cook, or his laundry, his wather, and his wringer The new-born babe by nurfés overlaid And the cook caught within the raging fire he made Dryden Their cooks could make. artificial birds an fithes, in default of the real ones, and which ex ceeded them:in the exquifitenefs of the tafte Arbutbnot on Coins Sifter, as the winds give benefit And conwoy is affiftant, do not fleep As touching France, to give a greater fu Than ever at one time the clergy ye Did to his predeceflors part withal, Shak. H.IV. This is the declaration of our church about it, made by thofe who met in conwocation. Stilling flect as a dove or pigeon Shakefpeare's WMerry Wives of Windfore Such fellows will learn you by rote where fervices were done; at fuch a breach, at fuch a ¢onU0y Shake[peare's. Henry V Swift, as a fparkle of a-glancing ftar 1 fhoot from heavia-to give him fafe conwoy Miltew's Paradife Regained fi clergy are reprefented by their deputies. Coavell. 70 CONVOKE 7o Co'nycartcu. w. z. To catch a cony is, in the old cant of thieves, to cheat To accompan convigre, low Latin, to bite ; to trick by land or fea, for the fake of'defence am you againf hea m i matte hav war o as, he was convoyed by fbip againft your conycatching rafcals Co'wvoy. 7. /. [from the verb. Ancientl Shake[peare's Merry Wives of Windfor the accent was on the laft fyllable; it is Co'NYCATCHER. 7 /. A thief; a chea now on the firt. a fharper ; a tricking fellow ; a rafcal 1. One attending on the road by way o Now obfolete "defence 7o Coo. w.n. [from the found.] To cr d wo can t ce co me ble clean.sh data import.tsv out README .2. An affembly cCoOO CO A place wher rabbits make their holgs in the ground Coox-ma1p. g fi [cook and maid. maid that drefles provifiens A A friend was complaining to me, that his wif had turned off one of the beft cook-maids in England Addifon Cook-rooM..7. fi. [cook and room.] room in which provifions are prépare for the fhip's crew. -The kitchen of thip Th commodit o thi new ' cook-room th merchants having found to be fo great, as that i all their fhips the cook-rooms are built in thei fore-caftlesy. contrary to that which had been an ciently ufed Raleigh's Effays 7o Cook. w. a [coguo, Latin. 1. To prepare victuals for the table Had either of the crimes been cosked to theirpaalates, they might have ¢hanged meffes 2. T prepare for any purpofe Hangin Decay of Pietys is the word, Sir; if you be ready fo that, you are well cosks Shakefpeare's Cymbeline Coo'kERY. #. /. [fronr cook. drefling vi€tuals The'art o Some man's wi Found-th' art of cook'ry to delight his fenf More bodies are confum'd and kill'd with it Than with the fword, famine, or peftilence Dawiete Ev'ry one to cookery pretends King's Cookery. Thefe are the ingredients of plants before the are prepared by coskery Arbutbnot on Aliments COOL. adj. [4oelen, Dutch. 1. Somewhat cold ; approaching to cold He fet his leg inia pail-full, .as hot as he coul well endure it, renewing it as it grew cosl 2. No Temple zealous ; not ardent; not‘angry not fond ; ‘without paflion: as, a coo friend ;. a coo/ deceiver Coot. n /. Freedom from-heat ; foft and refrefhing coldnefs But fee where Lucia, at her wonted hour Amid the coo/ of yon high marble arch Enjoys the noon-day breeze Addifor's Catr Philander was enjoying the.coel of the morning, among the dews that lay on every thing about hin and that gave the air a frefhnefs Addifers on Med, 70 CooL. v. a. [Aoelen, Dutch. 1, To make cool ;" to allay heat. Snow they'ufe in Naples inftead of ice, becaufe, as ‘they'fay; it coo/s or congeal§ any 1 {ooners "Addifon on |