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Celiac Artery

an artery issuing the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon moun- tain ranges in Syria. Near its center It is called also the Cœliac axis.

Coffee

the seed of an evergreen valor performed by him in the Holy Land; Louis VIII. of France, frequently land, also called "The Intrepid." arabica) is

Coghlan

ROSE, an actress; sister to the above; born in Peterboro, England, in 1853. She rose from humble rôles in England to be leading lady, making her American début in 1872. From 1880 to 1889 she was Wallack's leading lady, and since 1893 has been identified with important productions.

Cognac

(kōn-yak), a town in France, department of Charente; near the river Charente; 22 miles W. of Angoulême. Is famous for the brandy bearing its name.

Cognizance

in Heraldry, a badge in the more restricted sense of that term.

COGNOSCENTI (kon-yos-chente), persons professing a critical knowledge of works of art, and of a somewhat more pretentious character than amateurs.

Cognomen

the hereditary family name such as Cicero, Cato, etc.) among the ancient Romans. The other two names generally borne by every well-born Roman, viz. the prænomen and nomen (as in Marcus Tullius Cicero), served to denote the individual (Marcus), and the gens (Tullius) or clan to which his family belonged.

COHOES

Cognovit

in the law of England, the defendant's written confession that the plaintiff's cause against him is just and true. By this confession before or after issue, the defendant suffers judgment to be entered against him without trial, in which case the judgment is called judgment by confession.

Cohort

a division of the Roman army, the 10th part of a legion, containing three maniples or six centuries. The number of men varied with that of the legion, the 10 cohorts always containing an equal number. When the legion numbered 4,000 men, the cohort consisted of 60 triarii, 120 principes, 120 hastati, and 100 velites, in all 400 men.

Cohune Oil

a product of the kernel of Attalea funifěra, a palm-tree found in South America. It resembles cocoanut oil, but is more oleaginous, burning, it is said, twice as long.

Coila

the Latin name of Kyle, Ayr co., Scotland, embalmed in the lyrics of COINAGE murdered. The University of Coimbra, the only one in Portugal, was originally established at Lisbon in 1288, but was permanently transferred here in 1537.

Coix

a genus of grasses, tribe tillation of coal in ovens and retorts. It bears the same relation to coal that char- coal does to wood. Coke was originally COKE, one of the products of the disseeds, called Job's tears. They are said to be diuretic and strengthening. It is a native of the East Indies and Japan.

Colby College

a coeducational institution in Waterville, Me.; founded in 1818, under the auspices of the Baptist Church; reported at the end of 1919: Professors and instructors, 25; students, 360. President, A. J. Roberts.