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 COR IX. Baron ; is composed of a plain circle of gold, supporting six pearls, four of which are seen in the di'awing ; cap, etc. f. 46. This coronet, first granted by Charles ii, before whose time the Barons wore a scarlet cap turned up ermine and on the top a tassel of gold. Coronet Ducal, See Ducal Coronet. Coronet Eastern, Mural, and Naval, etc. See Crowns. Coronets of the French Nobility. See France Coronets of. Coronette. Adorned with a coronet, as a bend coronette. P. i8, f. 28. Corporate Bodies Arms of. See Arms OF Community. Cost. A diminutive of the bend, one fourth of its breadth. P. 17, f. 4. When borne in pairs are called cottises. f. 31. Four costs. P. 19, f. 31. Cote-Armure. The coat or vesture on which the arms were exhibited. Cote-Hardie. a Surcoat. Cotice, or CousTE. A diminutive of the bend ; also a French term to express an escutcheon divided bend- ways into many equal parts ; the same as bendy. COTICED, COTISED, CoTTISED, Or COT- iZED. A term to express the diminu- tives of the Bend, Chevron, Fesse, and Pale. When one of these diminutives is borne on each side its proper Ordinary, that Ordinary is blazoned Cottised. See P. 5, f. ; P. 15, f. 38 ; P. 17, f. 31. If two are borrxO on each side, it is termed double cottised. P. 5, f. 10. If three, treble cottised. f. 11. If Cottises are borne without the ordinary, their number must be named, and they are blazoned by the terms Barrulet, Couple-close, Endorse, etc. CoTOYE. Same as Cottised. CoTTiSE. See Cost, and Coticed. Cottised, Cotticed, or Cotized. See Coticed, and P. 5, f. g. Cottised double, and treble. P. 5, f. 10 and II. CoTTiZE. Same as Cost. Cotton Hanks, or Bundles of Cotton. P. 40, f. 5. Cotton Tree. As borne in the Arms of Arkwright. P. 45, f. 54. COUCHANT, COUCHE, Or CoUCHED. L}'- ing down, applied to Lions, Tigers, etc. P. 26, f. 45. CouE, or CouEE. Coward ; a Lion or other beast having his tail between his hind legs. P. 26, f. 8. Coulombs. Doves. Coulter of a Plough. P. 39, f. 10, No. 2. 35 COU Coulter. Run through the calf of a man's leg, is borne in the arms of Ball. P. 36, f. 24. Counter. When applied to two ani- mals it signifies that they are turned in contrar}' directions, as two lions counter passant. P. 26, f. 36. When applied to ordinaries it denotes that the upper and under parts are the same, as a bend embattled counter embattled. P. 17, f. 17. Counter-barre. a term to express bend sinister per bend counter- changed. P. 18, f. 40. Counter-barry, or Contrefasce. The same as Barry per pale counter- changed. P. 5, f. 13. Counter-battled. Embattled on both sides. P. 15, f. 14 ; P. 3, f. 9. Counter-bendy. Same as Contre- bande. P. iS, f. 40. Counter-billettee. a division of the field, ordinary, or charge, by lines crossing each other, so as to form the compartments into the shape of billets, as a Bend billettee counter- billettee. P. 17, f. 42. Counter-camp, or campee. The same as Counter-gobony. P. 17, f. 41. Counterchanged. When the sliield or any bearing is divided into two or more parts, each part having some charge upon it, which is of the alter- nate tincture. P. 2, f. 39, 49 and 50. P. 5, f. 44. P. 14, f. 29. Counter-cartele, or Contrecartele. Also termed contraquadripartitus ; The same as counter-quartered, or quarterly quartered ; that is, when the grand quarters are quartered. Counter-cheveronny. a division cheveronways. P. 16, f. 33. Counter-colerys, or golorys. The same as counterchanged. Counter-coloured. See Counter- changed. Counter-componee, or gobony. Con- sists of two rov/s of chequers. P. 4, f. 43. Counter-couchant. When animals are lying with their heads in contrary directions. Counter-crossed. P. 22, f. 22. CouNTER-couRRANT. Auimals running in contrary directions. Counter-debruised. When either the head or tail of a serpent, in the bow- ing, or embowing, is turned under, in a contrary direction one to the other. P. 30, f. 26.