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corcair,** .o. see coivuir.
eachd, s.f. Working with a knife. (Sc.
whittliug.)
corcais, -e, -ean, s.f. see core,
corcan, -ain, -an, s.m. Little cork. 2**Boat. 3**
hot.
- -coille, s.m. BulJfm h pyrrhulavulgaris.
'
2 see corcacb-c >
coronafch
cord-failbheig, s.m. That part of a cable fasten.
ed to the ring of an anchor,
cor-ghleus, a.m. Good condition.
ach, -aiche, a. Well prepared. 2 Iiv
extra good condition. SJJFlustered.
ach, -aich, s.m. Tongue prepared for
scolding,
cbrlach, -aich, s.m. Bran, refuse of grain. 2
Apotome. f3**Arrearage. 4**Grit.
tcorin, -a, s.m. Kind of beer or ale.
cormach, -aich, s.m. Brewer,
feorm-nuall, s.m. Noise of drunkards.
LJI*. Curcan-coulf.
-- glas,(AF) s.m. Green bullfinch.
eorcas, -aiss.m. Cork Harris.
eore-caluasach, o. (AC)Purple-eared. 2 Knifeeared.
cor-chopair, s.f. Water-plantain (cor, iceir +
copag) alisma pla. tayo.
--ach, a. Abounding in water-plantain.
corcra, o. see corcurach.
-- n,** -ain, s.m. Small pot.
.
corcuir, a. Make red, crimson, or purple.
Is iumadh sleagh a chorcradh leis, many a
spear was made bloudy by h iin.
---
, gen.xiivj. of corcur.
-
,** a. Rdd, purpie. 2 Bloody.
corcur, -air, s.m,. Scarlet, crimson, purple. 2
The mossy white scurf adhering to large
stones, from which the Gael make a pleasing
crimson dye. It is first well dried in the sun,
then pulverized and steeped, commonly in
tmne, andth? vessel made air-tight. In this
state it remains for three weeks, when it is
fit to be boiled with the yarn it is to colour.
3 Cudbear Ifcanora tartarea.
corcurach, -aiche, a. Purple, red, crimson. 2
Of. abounding in, or belonging to, purple or
crimson.
--d, s.f. Purple colour.
corcuraich.** v.a. Empurple.
cdrd, -uird, s.m. Coid, rope, string, line. 2**
Cable. C. sge"innidh, a atrimj of twine.
-,
v.n. Agree, settle, adjust, arrange. 2
Reconcile. 3**Rope, bind, secure with ropes.
.
oerda,{ The .genera sdrpus and shcvmitu of
plants, both being formerly used in making
ropes.
cordach, -aiche, o. Corded, of, or belonging to
A cord. 2 Consistent,
-- d,** s.f. Agreeableness.
cdrdadh, -aidh, s. m. Agreement, agreeing,
contract. 2 Good terms, good understanding.
3 Apposition in ijraw,. 4 Raping, fa^t niii;
with ropes. 5 Betroihil. A' c
, pr. pi
ofionl. Droch ch., disputf, ditsaurreinfiit
c. a reubas reachd, concord (or compromis*.
that rends the tatv [ *cvts law's costly, let's
tak' a pint an' ^ree N.CJ.P.]
cbrdaidh.ii s.m. Spasms. [Preceded by art. an.'
Zgtn.sin'j. of cordadh.
cbr.iaidh, a. Agreeable. 'S iad tha c !. how
a'irefaule they
cr are !
Uil,** ./. Lace. 2 Cordage. Le c., with
lace.
oo-r^ir, see comb-rear.
195. Corn. 196. Cbrn.
corn, -uirn, s. m. Drinking horn or cup. *>
Trumpet. 3 Robe, 4 The plant cornus. 5
Bale of cloth. 6**Flagon. 7**Cruise. 8**
Convex surface, 9JJ Straw or prickle, used
to provoke sneezing or vomiting. Talla nan
c., the hall of revelry (cups) ; neart nan c.,
the strength of the drinking-horns (strony
drink.) All the northern
drank out of horns which
nations formerly
were commonly
thoso of the urus or European buffalo. These
horns were carefully dressed up and theiredges
lipped all round with silver. One of
these immense horns, at least, an ox-horn of
protiigioussixe, is still preserved in Dunvegan
Castle. It was outproduced before guests,
and the drinker, in using it, twisted his arm
round its .^pi aes, and turning his mouth towards
the right shoulder, was expected to
drain it off.
corn, v.a. Plait, curl. 2* Fold ctoth.
cbrnach, -aiche, o. Of, or pertaining to drink^
ing-horns, Ac. 2 Festive. 3 Like or of a,
sounding-horn. 4 Curled. 5 Waving. T* orchtil
casurlach -c., thy waving, curled yelloiolocks.
cbrnadh, -aidh, s.m. Folding of cloth, rolling,
plaiting. 2 Corner. 3 Skirt. 4 Curl. &
Fold. 6 Plait.
cbruair, -ean, s.m. Wrapper, folder.
cbrnan, .**., dim. of corn.
cbrnan-caisil, s.m. Wall-pennywort (plant.)
cornan-l'ail, -can, s.m,. Hemlock.
cbru-caisil, see coruan-caisil.
cbrn-chlar, -chlair, s.m. Cupboard, buffet,
dresser.
cbrn-eun, -ebin, s.m. Royston crow, hoodedi
crow.
cbru-stiall.** s.m. Cupboard.
cbrnta. past. pi. of cbru. Folded, plaited, curK
ed.
cbrnuil.ll -e, s.f. Retching, vehement coughing.
cornn, -oin & -an, s. m. Crown, coronet. 2
Chaplet. C. bir, a crown of fiold; c. Muire, A
ro.-ary of beads (lit. Mary's coronet.')
coronacn, -aiche, a. Coronal, of, or belonging
to a crowu or chaplet. 2 Having a crowj*
or chaplet.
v.*.
Euwrealh-e.