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Hece i, is ,o be obferved, ,hat they give the n:!me
crimlon to al! colol1ls made \Virh cochinea\.
COLOC R, in hmldry. The eolol1 rs generally ufed in
heraldry are red, blue, black, gre,n, ~.nd purple.
",hieh the herald! cal! gl1les, aznre,. fahle, , en or li·
nople, and purpure ; tenoe or lawoy, and fangnine,
are OOt [o C0111mon: as to yellow and white, ealled or
2nd arlient, ,hey are metals, nor colours.
'fhe mctals "nd colours are fometimes exprelTed in
blazon bythe names of precious nones, and fomelimes
by thofe ofplanm or nars. See HU ZON ' NG.
Oenomaus i; Caid to have rirn in,ented the dinioc·
tionof colour;, to dininguifh the gundill:E of comba·
tants of the Ci rcenfian games ; the green for thofe
who repreCeOled the earth, and blue for tRofe who re·
prefented the fea.
COLOURs, in the military art, inelude the banners, Aags,
enfign5, t;e. of all kinds, borne io the army or Aeet.
See FLAG , and STA ND ARD.
Firld·eoLouR. See F' ELD .
COLOUR S, in the Latin and Greek churehes, are ufed
tO(lininguiO, feveral myneries and feans, celebrated
therein.
Five colours only are regularly admitted inlo lhe
Latin chl1lch; lhefe are white, green, red, "iolel,
and black : the \Vhile is for lhe myfleries of our Sao
viou r, lhe feans oC lhe virgin, lhofe of lhe angels,
fain,s, and confelTors ; lhe red is for lhe myneries
and folemniliesof ,he holy faeramenl, ,he feallsof lhe
apoflJes and mm yrs; the greeo fo r the time between
pcn,eeoll and advent, and from epiphany tOfeptu.age.
lima; the violet in advent and Chriflmas. in vigils ,
,ogatiuns. 6e. and in votive malTes in time of war ;
lallly, the black is for the dead, and the ceremonies
,hereto .b.longing.
1n the Greek church, the ufe of colours is almo(\
aholllhcd, as well as among us: red was, in the Creek
church, the colour for Chrillmas, and the dead, as
bl:!ck among uso
ToCo "ouRj/rallgm gMd!, is when . freeman allow!
a· foreigncr to enter goods al the eunom·houfe in his
name.
COLUU rUNG, among pa;nters, the manner of apply.
ing "nel eOlllhttling the eolonrs of a pillure; or the
mixtu,es of light aod Oladows, formeel by the various
eolours emp!oyed io painting. See I'A' NTlNG.
CO"OUR'NGo/g/afi o S<e C"ASS.
COLOII R'NG o/porte/ain. See PORe ELA'N.
'OLT, in zoology. See E!tu us.
l'o""· EV '''. among farriers, • [lVclling ofthe yard and
f"otum. ineident both to flooed horfes and gcldings ;
fGr , hidl, after waOling thr pan with lukcwarm vine·
g>!, it is ufu,'¡ tOanoint themwith jniee of rue, mixcd
lVith honey, aod boilcd io hog's greafe, adJiop bJy'
leaves and the pOlVder of fenugreck.
I'OLT'S' ¡'OOT, in botany. See TU SS' L.' GO.
COLT rE, a t.rOl ufed by ,imber·mcrehants for a de·
Ul, or blelllirh. in fome oC th~ an'fUl" eireles 01 a
me, wh:reby its value is Illueh diminilhcd.
COLUlJER, in zoolo~y, a genus of ferl'.:nu belonging
to the clafs of amphibia. Th ehara~l rs are tb (, :
e o 1.
They hafe a number of f" Ita. or l.arel CrUn!, nn the
bell)' ; and femella;, or feales, on Ihe tail. Lilln3!u~
enumerates no lefs than 97 fpeeies under this genus,
diflinguilhed fold y by the number of feuta aod feu·
ldlx. For thefake of brevit y. we 01311 give Ihe. numo
bers in fign,cs. the firn den.¡ting the nUlllber of fcuta.
anel lhe fceond the nl1mber of fel1tellre, thus , IAO·22.
Th: fid! fpeeies is the vi pera. 11 8·n . This is
the viprr of the fh ops, ,he AeO, of \Vhieh has beeo
mueh rc(omOleodcd in ferophulous, leprous, and o·
ther obninate ehrooieal diforders: but its vi""es in
thefeeafes have beentOO mueh exaggermd: th~ lIefh
of the viper is however highly nutriti"e, and is there·
fore properly e(\eemed to be a good reflorative: bur.
to anfwer any good purpofe, even when givcn with
this iotentioo, it ought tObe ufed liberally, and for a
eonlide,.ble time, as food. This animalis a native of
Egypt. The body is very 01011. and of a pale ca·
lour, with brolVnifh fpots ; and the heatl is gibbous,
and cavered with fmall fcales. 2. The atropas, ' 3t·
22, is a oaJive of America ; the body is \Vhite, and
the eyes al e brown, IVith • whi te iris. ' . The le·
bellS, l' o· 50, is a native of Canada. and :..s many
linear hlaek rings. 4. The aminodi,cs . 142'32, is
abont fi x inehes long. and has an creél Oclhy protu·
beranee on its nofe. It is a' oative of lhe Ean. 5.
The berus, 146'39. or eommon Dritifh "iptr, is
found in mofl eountries in Europe : !t is of a c1uO'y
blaekifh colour. 6. The eherfea, Iso·H. is a native
of Sweden. and ra,her lefs than the afp. 7. The
prener. 1P'32, is found in the nOllhero pam of
Europe, and the whole bony is blaek. 8. The afpis,
146'46, is anative of Franee, and isof areddifh eolour.
with duP. yfpots on the baek. 9. Lebetinlls. 155'46,
is a native of Afia, aod is of a c1ol'dyeoluur, wi,h
red fpots on the belly. 10. The feverus, 17°'42, is
likelVife a oative of Ar.~, and is aO,·eoloured, IVith
\Vhile belts. 11 . The Holatus, 143'76, is a native
of Afia, and is of a greyifh eolour, \Vith I\VO whi,e
fill ets. '2. The laéleus, 203' F , is. nati 'e of,he
Indies; the eolour is whi,c, \Vith bl.lek fpolS. 13,
The' naja, 193.60. isa na,iveof ,he Ean r"dies; and
is Ihe mol! poifonous of ,11 fcrp~r,ts ; eal by
the iehnellllloo. ' 4, The arrox, 196.69, is a n"ti"e
of Afia ; it is of • hoaryeolour; acd the hcad is COII\'
prelTcd a..d comed wllh fmall feales. )5. The ni·
veus, 2°9. 61, is white, without ~.ny frots. !t is .
native of Arriea. ,6. The eoralhnus, 193.82. is a
native of Afia : lt is grcyiOl, with tI" ee brü' n fillets.
17. The dipfas. 1p. 135, is a Mil'e of Ame,iea : Il
isof a blueiOI eolour, wi,h th margin! of the
IVhite. 18. The myélerizdns, 192' 161, is a nati,e
of Ameriea; thefnout is f1 reteh,d Otll, and triangulAr.
Although this genus eomprchends 97 fpeeies, the a·
bove 18 are .JI whofe bite is fllppo(cd to bepoil;'nou,.
The poifon is contained in a littlc bag at ,he of
their long fangl. See NATUR AJ. II! STORY .
The ' 9th fpeeies is the lu"i~, ' 34" 7; ,he back
and belly are yello\V ; and the lid,; are 1,lueilh. It
is'a nati\'~ of ,he Indics. 20,Thze,!Jn",iu', 140 2:,
is of a livid e lo r iOler~ rfed with dulky {pO'!
and