Coast Guard
a British force a formerly under the customs department, and intended only to prevent smuggling, but now organized also for purposes of defense and governed by the admiralty. 6. Observation Stand. 7. Disappearing Guns. mammals, of the genus Nasua, belonging to the ursidæ or bears, but recalling rather the raccoon or civet, and having a long proboscis or snout. They feed on worms, insects, and the smaller quadrupeds, but chiefly on eggs and young birds.
COAT OF ARMS. See HERALDRY.