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Co UF.CTOR, in medicine ano pharalac)', an ingrcdicnt

in a compolition, which gnards 'g"inll or abates t:,e

fOlc~

of another,

CQRRELAT1V F:, fotT1ething oppofed to ' ''OIhcr in a

~,;n,un

rcl:nion. Th'.I:, hther aoJ lill1 He currcla–

tires. Light aOll

da:~r,&,

motion aod rdl, ate cor–

rel.uirc ano

oproii,~

¡,'fr.)s.

CO\UUG10 I.

in \.c,tany. Sce ILL ECF.ORU'I,

COI\ROI\OR.\NTS,

CORROROR,\T' VE

I/Iedicil/N .

Scc SrHN r. ,·uI.NHS.

CORROS rON, io a gcr.cral fcofe, the aé!ion of gnalV'

ing

'1V.1)',

d~¡;l'e~s,

the continllity 01' the pans of

hodies.

CORROSIO~ ,

in chcmillry, an a,9ion of booies, by

means 01' pr0l'<r m,;nllruullIs,

)¡Id!

produces new como

bin.•tions, aud a

chRng~

of the:r lorm, withollt con·

"eni ng the01 tOOuidity. Sce CfI EMISTRY.

C0 1UtuGATOR, in , natomy. !lee Vol!. p.

~ 9 1 .

CORRüS1VES, in rurgely,

are

medicines whid, coro

roJe

whate\'~r

pan of the bod)' they are apl'lied tO:

fu ch are burO! alum, while precipilate of mercur)',

whire \'itriol, red precipu' le of mcrclll y, buttCr 01'

ar,tillloo)', lapis infernalis,

&".

CORRUPTWN, Ihe deflrua ioo, extioélioo, or, at

i'.!llt,

c(I!~don !~r

a time, of the prúpcr

P10ctC

of ex·

illence of an'j oalural body. S"e l'uTRf.fAC Tr ON .

CO R~UPTI OS

,¡bt.¡1,

io la\\', , n inleélion ,ccruinElo

a man's íl.lte. atlainled of felony and mafon, and

his ilTue ; for JS he lob all

Ihe prince,

&e.

his

i¡rlle cannot be heirs 10 him, or 10 any other ancefior

by him: Jnd ifhe " ere noble, h:s heirs are rendered

Ignobl~.

CORS .~,

il! archite.'\ure. See PLAT·caná.

CORSA IR,

pirale, or perfon who fcours Ihe fea for

plunder, with an armed verrel, wilhollt commiflion

from any prince Or po\Ver.

corfair differs froma

pri\'ateer, in Ihat Ihe laller ?é!s under a commiflion,

and only amcks lhe velfels of Ihofe at war with Ihe

ílate whence he had his commiflion.

CORSELET, a linle cuirafs ; or, according to others,

an armour 01' coat made

cover the whole body,

anciendy worn by the pike.men, ufually placed in the

fr ont and fianks of Ihe balde, for the bmer refiHing

Ihe enemy's alfaulrs, and gllardiog Ihe foldiers placed

behind Ihem.

CORSICA, an iOaod in lhe Medilerranean, betl'/een

anel lO· E.long. and between

41°

and

4,·

lal. about one hundred miles fOlllh 01' Genoa, aoel fub–

jeé! tOtha! republie ; Ihough Ihe n.tives for many

years difpulcd Iheir righl . This iOand is nolV in Ihe

hands of Ihe French, after a glorious lIruggle for li.

beny under general l'aoli.

CORTEX, or CO KT EX

PmlvionuJ.

See CII:'

CHOS~.

C'ORTFX

embri.

See

Vil!.

~Bí.

ORTOI

1\,

a city of Tllfcany, in Irall', about lhiny–

five milIS foulh·eall of Sicnna:

long.

13' ,

anJ

. lal. 43? ' S'·

CORTUS.~,

\¡o

.1ny, a genlls of Ihe pcnrandri. mo.

nOZl'nia cl.,fs. 1'h cOlolI. is rOlo\ll:d, "ilh al! op' o

limbus ; and th'e caprule

ha~

tlYO"alves. Thm are

tWO fp,'ci,s, none of lhemn'lives of Hriraio.

CORU NNA , or GRO\' SF., a pOfl·town of Gallicia io

p.il

liwalcd 011 a fine bay (,1' Ihe Allaotie oce.m, a–

bOIll lhirrY' llYo miles north of Compolldl,t: W.long.

9°,

anti t

.I.tt

'13 °.

COR

US, in ,Iew,lh

anli~lIily.

See HO'IER.

Co RU S, in OUI' olJ \\'rilers, denotes tight bulhels, or

quanc r.

CU Rl:s i3alfo :t wind , fo callcd hy Ihe JeIYs, rifing in

Ihe (t;mmer Ir.

lh,~

",ell ; and is lhal al pr&nl called

tite nJrth eafl·\Vintl.

COIWSCATI ON, • glittering, or gleamof lighl ilfu·

ing frol\1 any

thin~

11 is chir!ly uled for a dant of

lighrrniog

darlill~

li'omthe , Is in lime of Ihunder.

CORVUS, lhe RAn', or Ck ..w·kind , In ornuhology,

a genus 01' birds, of Ihe order of picl', lhe dil[,o–

guilhing ómélerifiics of whiclt ue lhefe : The beJk

is eonvex and culrrated ; lhe nollrils are covered wuh

brillIy fcathers; lhe tOngue is forked and earri lagioous;

and lhe feet are of the walking kind . Therpecies are

ninmen,

,izo

The ltomnlOllUS, is of a greeoilh

black coloul', Wil;' long myHaches, and an equal tail.

is (ound al the Cape of Good Hope.

The co·

rax, 01' men of Englilh authors, is bllck, wilh a

blueiOl b<ek, and a roundifh tail.

[t is a nalive 01'

Europe, and feeds upon earrion: it is much gil'en

Ihefl, and may be I.tughl 10 utter anietllate fouods.

3·

The corone, or earrion·erow, is of a black bluelOI

eolour, \Vllh Ihe prime wing.feathers fh arp, and

round lail: il lives upon carrion anel frulIs, and is •

nauve of Europe.

The frugilegtts, 01' rook, is

black, with ao afh·coloured forehead, and

roundilh

tail. The rooks arremble in fiocks, and infell the

eorn·fields: many of Ihem Oeep logether in Ihe faOle

tree, by whieh mean, lhey are

eaf.ly

laken.

The

cornix, or royllon.erow, is aO\·eoloured, Wilh the

throat, wiogs, and tail blaek.

(eeds upon worms,

(nails, frogs, eaterpillm,

Oc.

The monedula,

or jaek.daw, is of a duO<y colour, wilh a huary hind–

head; aod Ihe wings, lail, and forehead black.

a native of Europe. They flock togelher in wintcr,

fleep, and build Iheir nens in old lunels and walls.

Theglandnlarius, 01' jay, has blueiO) \Viogs, Wilh

tranrverfe black and while lines; aod Ihe body is va·

riegaredWilh an iron·colour.

is a native of Europe,

and (eeds npon nUlS, eorn, and fomelimesrmall birJs.

8. The eriUatus, 01' blue-míled jay, has the coven

fealhers of Ihe wiogs marked wilh lranfverre black

lines, a blueifh body, and

black collar. lt is a na·

tive of Nonh America.

The cayanus, is of avio–

let colou rabo\'c, and while below, with a black froqt

anJ Ihroat, and Ihe point of the lail \Vhile: lhe fea·

Ihers of lhe hind head are ereé! anJ rigid.

n,uive of Cayenne.

10.

The caryocataé!es, is brown,

and fpolled witl, \\ hile; lhe \Vings and lail are black ;

lhe

prirn~

1,.iI·fcJlhers are white allhepoinls, but Ihe

inlelt\1~di.tte

ones have a worn appearance.

is a

n~til'e of Eurnpe, and

f~cds

Upllll nuls.

1) .

The ba!,–

",¡Iins is of a grecnilh black colour, wilh a forketl tall.