Emily Dickinson Lexicon

cock (-s), n. [Ger. kocke, heap of hay, also of dung.] (webplay: carting, hay).

Small conical pile of hay, shaped for shedding rain.

cockade, n. [Fr. cocarde < coquard, foolishly proud, saucy, malapert.] (webplay: worn).

Ribbon worn on the hat by military officers.

cocoa, n. [corruption of cacao, the Spanish adaptation of cacauatl, the Mexican name of the cacao-seed.]

Seed of Theobroma Cacao, a tropical American tree; powder produced by crushing and grinding the seeds, often with other substances added; a common beverage made from this powder, or from the prepared seeds.

cocoon, n. [Fr. < coque, shell.] (webplay: silk-worm).

1. Oblong insect case; tubular structure spun by the larvae of insects during the chrysalis stage; soft shell from which silkworms and caterpillars emerge as butterflies.
2. Body; container of life; receptacle; [fig.] mortality and death; limited mortal state before resurrection.
3. [Fig.] clothing; material; garment of silken threads; dress.
4. [Fig.] habitation; house; residence.
5. [Fig.] tomb; catacomb; grave; confinement; prison.

code (-s), n. [Fr. < L. codex, later spelling of caudex, trunk of a tree, wooden tablet, book, code of laws.]

Law; collection of rules or regulations.

codicil, n. [L. caudex, trunk of tree, wooden tablet, book, code of laws.]

Attachment; adjunct; supplement to a will, added by the testator for the purpose of explanation, alteration, or revocation of the original contents.

co-eternity, n. [co- < L. prep. com-, together, in company, jointly, equally + eternity, n.]

Equal eternity; existence through eternity equal to another being.

coeval, adj. [L. coæv-us, of the same age.]

Of the same age; beginning at the same time; [fig.] ancient; age-old; pre-mortal; long time ago.

coeval, adv. [see coeval, adj.]

Together; simultaneously; as companions; in unision; at the same time.

coffee, adj. [Ar. qahwah; said by Arab lexicographers to have originally meant 'wine.'] (webplay: cup).

Relating to the hot beverage made from the coffee bean; a coffee cup is a cup from which coffee is drunk.