Court

  • 1Court — (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Court — Court, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Courted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Courting}.] 1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one s self with. [1913 Webster] By one person, hovever, Portland was still assiduously courted.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Court — Court, v. i. 1. To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4COURT — COURTE. adj. Qui a peu de longueur, ou Qui n a pas la même longueur qu une autre chose. Il est opposé à Long. Trop court. Bien court. Fort court. Un peu court. Extrêmement court. Cheveux courts. Queue courte. Cerises à courte queue. Cheval à… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 5Court — For other uses, see Court (disambiguation). A trial at the Old Bailey in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermann s Microcosm of London (1808 11). A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with… …

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  • 6court — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French curt, court, from Latin cohort , cohors enclosure, group, retinue, cohort, from co + hort , hors (akin to hortus garden) more at yard Date: 12th century 1. a. the… …

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  • 7court — See: DAY IN COURT, FRONT COURT, HOLD COURT, KANGAROO COURT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 8court — See: DAY IN COURT, FRONT COURT, HOLD COURT, KANGAROO COURT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 9Court of Appeal of England and Wales — Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand Established 1875 Jurisdiction …

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  • 10Court of Session — redirects here. For other uses, see Court of Session (disambiguation). Court of Session Logo of the Court of Session Established 1532 …

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