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court·ly /'kɔ:tli||'kɔ:rtli/ adj graceful and polite in manners:
courtly behaviour —liness n [U]
,court-'martial¹ /'l, .../ n pl. courts-martial or court mar-
tials 1 a military court of officers appointed to try people
for offences against military law: He was tried by court-
martial. 2 a trial before such a court
court-martial² v -ll- BrE || -l- AmE [T] to try (someone) in a
court-martial
,Court of Ap'peal, the also the Appeal Court the
second most important court of law in the British legal
system, which examines a criminal or CIVIL case that has
already been judged in a lower (=less powerful) court. If
people are not satisfied with the decision made at the Court
of Appeal, the case can then be taken to the HOUSE OF
LORDS.
,Court of Ap'peals, the also the Appellate Court the
second most important court of law in the US legal system. It
examines FEDERAL cases and cases that have already been
judged in a lower (=less powerful) court. If people are not
satisfied with the decision made at the Court of Appeals, the
case can then be taken to the SUPREME COURT.
,court of in'quiry /l, . '...-/ n pl. courts of inquiry especially BrE
a body of people appointed to find out the facts or causes of
a particular event, especially an accident: The government set
up a court of inquiry to investigate the causes of the air
disaster. -> compare GRAND JURY
,court of 'law n pl. courts of law a COURT¹
,Court of 'Session, the the most important CIVIL court of
law in the Scottish legal system
,Court of St 'James, the one of the old names of the
official home of the British king or queen. Formally, an
AMBASSADOR (=the official representative of a country) who
is sent to the UK from a foreign country is called the
'Ambassador to the Court of St James'.
,court 'order n an order given by a court of law that
someone must do or not do something
,court re'porter n a person who records, on a special
machine similar to a TYPEWRITER, everything that is said in a
court during a case
court·room /'kɔ:tru:m, -ru:m||'kɔ:rt-/ n the room in which
a TRIAL is held
court·ship /'kɔ:t-ʃɪp||'kɔ:rt-/ n 1 [C;U] (the length of time
taken by) the act of courting (COURT) 2 [U] special behaviour,
dancing etc used by animals to attract each other before
mating (MATE): unusual courtship displays
'court shoe BrE || high heel, heel AmE — n a type of plain
shoe with middle sized heels and no fastenings
court·yard /'kɔ:tja:d||'kɔ:rtjard/ n a COURT¹
cous·cous /'ku:s ku:s/ n [U] a North African dish, made of
specially prepared crushed wheat cooked in steam and
served with cooked meat (especially lamb) and vegetables
cous·in /'kazn/ n 1 also first cousin — the child of your
uncle or aunt: These are my cousins, Tom and Liz. -> see also
COUNTRY COUSIN, FIRST COUSIN, KISSING COUSIN, SECOND
COUSIN 2 a related person or thing: He's a distant cousin of
mine. | the people of Spain and their cousins in South America
Cous·teau, Jacques /ku:'stəu, ʒæk||a:k/ (1910-97) a
French underwater EXPLORER, famous for making films about
the plants and animals that live in the sea. He also helped to
invent the AQUA LUNG.
Cou·sy, Bob /'ku:zi/ (1928-) a US BASKETBALL player who
was a GUARD for the Boston Celtics team from 1950 to 1963.
He is known for his skill at PASSING, and he helped the
Celtics win the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP every year from 1959 to
1963.
cou·ture /ku:'tjuə ||-'tuər/ also haute couture n [U] the
business of making and selling fashionable women's clothes
—tu·rier /ku:'tjuəriə||-'tuəriər/ n
cove¹ /kəuv/ n a small sheltered opening in the coastline;
small BAY
cove² n BrE old-fash slang a man
cov·en /'kavən/ n [C+sing./pl. v] a gathering of witches (WITCH)
cov·e·nant¹ /'kavənənt/ n 1 a formal solemn agreement
between two or more people or groups 2 BrE a DEED OF
COVENANT
covenant² v [T] to promise in writing by a covenant; PLEDGE:
I covenanted (to pay/that I would pay) £50 a year to help
rebuild the college.
Cov·ent Gar·den /,kɒvənt
'ga:dnl,kʌvənt 'gɑ:r-/ 1 an
area of London once famous
for its fruit and vegetable
market, now replaced by
expensive but popular
shops, eating places
etc 2 another name for the
Royal Opera House, which is
next to the place where Cov-
ent Garden market used to
be
Cov·en·try /'kɒvəntri,
'kʌv-||'kʌv-, 'kɑ:v-/ 1 an
industrial city in central Eng-
land. Its CATHEDRAL (=large
important church) was built
in 1962 to replace the old
cathedral that was destroyed by bombs in World War II. The
University of Warwick is in Coventry. 2 send sb to Coven-
try BrE infml to refuse to speak to someone in order to punish
them or show disapproval
cov·er¹ /'kʌvə/ v 1 [T(OVER, with)] to place something upon or
over (something) in order to protect or hide it: We covered
the body with a sheet. | Cover the food with a cloth. | The noise
was so loud that she covered her ears with her hands. 2 [T] to
be or lie on or over the surface of (something); spread over
(something): The furniture was covered in/with dust. | The
water kept rising till it almost covered our heads. 3 [T] to fill
(an area); EXTEND over: The city covers 25 square miles. 4 [T]
to complete (a distance) by travelling: We aimed to cover 400
miles before nightfall. | (fig.) After 25 lessons we had only
covered half the course. 5 [T] to deal with or take into
account: The book covers the period from 1870 to 1914. | The
rights of part-time workers are not covered by these regula-
tions. 6 [T] to report the details of (an event) for a news-
paper, TV station etc: She covered the Ethiopian famine for
CBS news. 7 [T] to be enough money for: Will £10 cover the
cost of the damage? 8 [T(against)] to protect from loss; insure:
Are you covered against fire? 9 [T] a) to protect (a person)
by aiming a gun at an enemy: The sheriff walked into the
street while his deputy covered him from an upstairs win-
dow. b) to keep a gun aimed at (someone): The policeman
covered the suspect while I searched him. 10 [T] to watch (a
building, area etc) for possible trouble: The police have got all
the roads out of town covered. 11 [T] (in sport) a) to watch
and stay close to (an opponent) b) to defend (an area or
position) against attack by the other team: Cover the goal-
mouth, Pat! | Who's covering second base? 12 [I (for)] to take
responsibility in place of someone who is absent: John's ill
today, so Jean's covering for him. 13 cover (all) one's bases
AmE to know the weak points (in an argument, plan etc) and
be prepared to defend them: I don't think you've covered all
your bases in this merger proposal.
cover sthg. <-> up phr v 1 [T] to prevent from being noticed
or becoming publicly known: He tried to cover up his
nervousness. | The newspapers printed the story before the
government could cover it up. -> see also COVER-UP 2 [I] infml
to cover the body: Women in Muslim countries cover up when
they go out. | If you don't cover up you'll catch cold!
cover up for sbdy. phr v [T] infml to hide something wrong
or dishonourable in order to save (another person) from
punishment, blame etc
cover² n 1 [C] something that protects or encloses by
covering, especially a piece of material, lid, or top: an engine
cover | a cushion cover | a manhole cover | Put another cover
on the bed if you get cold. 2 [C] the outer front or back page
of a magazine or book: I only bought the book because of its
cover. | She read the book from cover to cover. (=from
beginning to end) 3 [U] shelter or protection: The soldiers
had no cover from the enemy guns. | When it started raining,
we took cover (=sheltered) under a tree. | They escaped under
cover of darkness. | The union provided safety cover (=did
necessary safety work) for the mine during the strike. -> see
also break cover (BREAK) 4 [U(against)] insurance against loss,
damage etc: We've got full cover against fire and theft. 5 [S;U]