'costume
party noun (NAmE) a party where all the
guests wear special clothes, in order to look like a different person, an
animal, etc. itHH *£■ costu mier /kDS’tju:mia(r); NAmE ka:s'tu:miei/ (BrE) (NAmE cos-tu-mer) noun a person or company that makes costumes or has costumes to hire, especially for the theatre (
W], $31 it : a firm of theatrical costumiers $Jgij
Ig
cosy (BrE)
{NAmE cozy) /'kauzi; NAmE 'kouzi/ adj., verb u adj. (cosi er, cosi est, cozi
er, cozi est) 1 warm, comfortable and safe, especially because of
being small or confined it ft) ( Xia&'bWMblM
fj ) 033
snug : a cosy little room ^ If xi /J> | u] 0 a cosy
feeling 0
I felt warm
and cosy sitting by the
fire. ’g&PAg, WJMJo 2 friendly and
private A ft la] jHj; a cosy chat with a friend
i? IB Ai . jN fP 3
(often disapproving) easy
and
convenient, but not always honest or right $£ J| f# M
itt, mktfi ( ) : Thefirmhas
a cosy relationship with the Ministry of Defence. itMA
o The danger is
that things get too cosy, jk£ 7 — iO f# A # M o ► cosi-ly (BrE) (NAmE cozi-ly) adv.: sitting cosily by the fire BIT® Mi W A # cosi-ness (BrE) (NAmE cozi-ness) noun [U] : the warmth and cosiness of the kitchen mverb (cosies, cosying, cosied,
cosied) ,cosy up
to sb (BrE) (INAmE ,cozy 'up to sb) (informal) to act in a friendly way towards sb,
especially sb who will be useful to you Mitil; Hitt
cots
camp bed (BrE) / cot {NAmE) tstfk cradle MM
travel cot MfafyjJUA cot (BrE) / crib (NAmE)
#)J UA
cot
/kDt; NAmE ka:t/ noun 1 (BrE) (NAmE crib) a small bed with high sides for a baby or
young child ( W IS f“ (tfj ) JLJA : a travel cot (= one that can be moved
around easily, used when travelling) Mfr%h)lJA — see also carrycot 2 (NAmE) =
camp bed 'cot
death (BrE) (NAmE 'crib death) noun [U, C] the sudden death while sleeping of a baby that appears to be healthy
co-terie /'kautari; NAmE 'koo-/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] (formal, often disapproving) a small group of people who
have the same interests and do things together but do not like to include others
( ,A3£fB[s], )
.'m f, 'bn®
coterminous /kau'teiminas;
NAmE kou't3:rm-/
adj. [not usually before noun] - (with sth) (formal) 1 (of countries or areas sharing a border $
[WHifh
tt; g ft
2 (of
things or ideas mWM
&) having so much in common that they are almost the same as each other /W—SS[j HT^fBl^I COt-tage On /'kntid3; NAmE 'ka:t-/ noun a small house, especially in the country AM; ( itft ) ft #, /Jn $i| If: a charming country cottage with
roses around the door f ] □ IS 1W Al$ 0
(BrE)
a holiday cottage fSMg/hS'JIt —picture o page R23
cottage 1 cheese noun [u] soft white cheese with
small lumps
in it #^708 (1$'bi&®} fi )
.cottage
'hospital noun (BrE) a small hospital in a country area # ftA
# |b} f
cot tage in
dus try noun a small business in which the work is done by people
in their homes Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage
industries.
.cottage
'loaf noun (BrE) a loaf of bread consisting
of a large round piece with a smaller round piece on top
.cottage
'pie noun [c, u] = shepherd’s pie cot-tager /'kntid3a(r); NAmE 'ka:t-/
noun
(BrE)
(especially in the past) a person who lives in a small house or cottage in the
country (AfglBRtfftj ) ftS
cot ta gang /'kDtid3ir);
NAmE 'ka:t-/ noun [U] (BrE, slang) the practice of homosexual
men
looking for sexual partners in a public toilet/bathroom ( )
cotter pin /‘kDtapin; NAmE ’ka:tar/ noun (technical Ain) a metal pin that holds a
part in place inside a machine
#0*8; JM; Jtmm
COt
ton Ot* /• kDtn; NAmE 'ka:tn/ noun, verb m noun [tl] 1 a plant grown in warm
countries for the soft white hairs around its seeds that are used to make cloth
and thread ff,, f$ ft ( fi ffc ) ■ cotton fields/ plants fS EH / ffc 0 bales of cotton 2 the cloth
made from the cotton plant
f$ ty-M; The sheets
are 100% pure cotton. 100% [ftHfr?i«, o a
cotton shirt/skirt f® A ft ff / ft 7 o printed cotton cloth O the
cotton industry 0 a cotton mill
f| IS r 3 (especially BrE) thread that is used for
sewing f$$; fsewing cotton a cotton reel fft
4 (NAmE) = cotton wool : Use a cotton ball to apply the
lotion.
■
verb .cotton on (to sth) (informal) to begin to
understand or realize sth without
being told ® fi ;
i/l 3\: 1 suddenly cottoned on to what he was
doing. 'cotton (up) to sb/sth
(NAmE, informal) to make an attempt to be friendly to sb E
the 'Cotton Belt noun the states in the southern US where
cotton was the main crop
)
.cotton
'bud (BrE) (also Q-tip™ NAmE, BrE) noun a small stick with cotton
wool at
each end, used for cleaning inside the ears, etc. (
,cotton 'candy noun [u] (NAmE) .= candyfloss
'cotton gin
(also
gin)
noun a machine for
separating the seeds of a cotton plant from the cotton $L7£fJl; $L f$fJl
cotton-mouth /'kDtnmauB; NAmE'ka:
(
)
cot ton wood /'kDtnwud; NAmE 'kaitn-/ (also 'cottonwood tree) noun a type of N American poplar
tree,
with seeds that are covered in hairs that look like white cotton ffBfiflj. :M\ u+f§ \ 7)
.cotton
‘wool (BrE) (
mt
couch /kaotj/
noun,
verb
mnoun 1 a long comfortable seat
for two or more people to sit on ^7!?
A ; HT1 settee,
sofa 2 a long
piece of furniture like a
bed, especially in a doctor’s office ( it fs ij> ‘M. fi 6'J ) \i> % a’: on the psychiatrist’s couch
■
verb [VN] [usually passive] - sth (in sth) (formal) to say or write words
in a particular style or manner ( h] ^ f'f jt
£$iA^ )
Uli, ft51: The letter was deliberately couched in very vague terms. if
5Ai: -7# A ^ 510 couch-ette /kui'iet/ noun a narrow bed on a
train, that folds down from the wall (