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Copacabana – Corchorus

Copacabana

a small peninsula in the S. part of Lake Titicaca, Peru, which was a sacred place of the Incas and where many ruins of their temples and other buildings can still be seen. Thousands of pilgrims yearly visit the chapel there, which contains an alleged miraculous painting of the Virgin.

Copal

a resin produced by a plant, Rhus copallinum, which grows in Mexico.

It is obtained in rounded, nearly transparent, masses; is brittle and colorless, or slightly yellow. It is slightly soluble in alcohol and essentials oils, and is made into varnish by mixing in a melted state with oils.

Copan

an Indian village in the S.

W. corner of the Central American State of Honduras; in a mountainous region; the site of a city still populous at the time of the conquest, and of which magnificent ruins still remain; first described by Stephens.

Copper Nickel

or KUPFER- NICKEL, an ore of nickel, an alloy of nickel and arsenic, containing about 60 of the former and 40 of the latter, of a copper color, found in the mines of Westphalia.

Copper Plate

a polished plate of copper on which the lines of some drawing or design are engraved or etched to be printed from; also a print or impression from such a plate.

Copper Pyrites

or yellow copper ore, a double sulphide of copper and iron composed in equal parts of copper, sulphur, and iron. It occurs mostly in primary and metamorphic rocks, and is the chief copper ore of England.

Coquelin

ERNEST ALEXANDRE stage of the Théâtre Français. He has HONORE, a French actor; brother of Benoît; born in Boulogne, May 16, 1848.

He has played important parts on the written monologues, including "The Horse," "The Art of Monologue" (with the elder Coquelin), etc. He died Feb. 8, 1909.

Coral

the name applied to the cal-

Corbel

a form of bracket used in Gothic architecture for the purpose of supporting the ends of timbers, arches, parapets, etc. It consists of a project ing block of stone, usually carved and having a receding face.

Corbel

RICHARD, an English poet; born in Surrey, in 1582. A noted ecclesiastic of a jovial nature, he wrote a "Journey to France" and a "Farewell to the Fairies," and other verse. died in Norwich, July 28, 1835.

He

Corbie Steps

in architecture, steps into which the sides of gables from the eaves to the apex are broken. They are common in old Scotch architecture.

Corchorus

the genus of plants to which jute belongs, order Tiliaceæ (the lime-tree). They are herbs or small shrubs with serrated leaves and small yellow flowers.