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including The Godfather series. She has also been successful
as a director, and her films include Lost In Translation.
cop·ra /'kɒprə||'kɑː-/ n [U] the dried flesh of the COCONUT
from which oil is pressed for making soap
copse /kɒps||kɑːps/ n a small wood of trees or bushes
'cop shop n BrE infml a POLICE STATION
Cop·tic¹ /'kɒptɪk||'kɑːp-/ adj connected with the Coptic
Church or the Coptic language
Coptic² n the language used in the religious services of the
Coptic Church, based on the language of ancient Egypt
,Coptic 'Church, the a Christian religious group that is
separate from the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox
churches, and was formed in Egypt in the 1st century AD.
Although most Egyptians are Muslims, there is a small
number of Coptic Christians.
cop·u·la /'kɒpjʊlə||'kɑːp-/ n tech (in grammar) a special type
of verb which connects the subject of a sentence with the
COMPLEMENT. In this dictionary copulas are marked [L]: In
the sentence 'The house seems big', 'seems' is a copula.
cop·u·late /'kɒpjʊleɪt||'kɑːp-/ v [(with)] fml to have sex. This
word is usually used either about animals, or in a disapprov-
ing way, to show that the sex has little emotional feeling.
—lation /ˌkɒpjʊ'leɪʃn||ˌkɑːp-/ n [U]
cop·u·la·tive /'kɒpjʊlətv||'kɑːpjʊlər-/ adj, n tech (describing)
a word or word group that connects other words or word
groups: a copulative conjunction such as 'and'
cop·y¹ /'kɒpi||'kɑːpi/ n 1 [C,U] a thing made to be exactly
like another: I sent the letter, but kept a copy for my files. | It's
not a genuine Michelangelo – it's only a copy. | The secretary
made a copy of the document. 2 [C,U] a single example of a
magazine, book, newspaper etc: Did you get your copy of
'The Times' today? | This book has already sold over a million
copies. 3 [U] tech written material to be printed: All copy
must be typewritten and sent to the editor by Monday
morning. | a copy editor | clever advertising copy | I know it's a
very sad story, but my editor thinks it's good copy. (=interest-
ing news) → see also FAIR COPY, HARD COPY, SOFT COPY
copy² v 1 [T] to make a copy of: Would you copy this letter for
me, please? 2 [T] to follow (someone or something) as a
standard or pattern; IMITATE: Street fashion tends to copy the
clothes produced by the big Paris designers. 3 [T; T(from, off)]
derog to cheat by writing (exactly the same thing) as some-
one else: Their answers are exactly the same – one of them
must have copied from the other.
copy sthg. ⇔ out phr v [T] to write (something) exactly as
written elsewhere: I copied out her notes into my notebook.
cop·y·book¹ /'kɒpibʊk||'kɑː-/ n a book containing exam-
ples of good handwriting, formerly used in schools as a
standard for pupils learning to write → see also blot one's
copybook (BLOT²)
copybook² adj [A] BrE completely suitable or correct: a
copybook answer
cop·y·cat /'kɒpɪkæt||'kɑː-/ n derog infml a person who copies
other people's behaviour, dress, manners, work etc in a
completely unoriginal way: Don't be such a copycat! | a
copycat crime/killing (=similar to a famous crime that
another person has done)
cop·y·ist /'kɒpiɪst||'kɑː-/ n a person who made written
copies of documents or books in the past
cop·y·right /'kɒpiraɪt||'kɑː-/ n [C,U] the right in law to be
the only producer or seller of a book, play, film, or record for
a fixed period of time: Who holds/owns the copyright for/on
the book: you, or the publisher? | Copying this videocassette
without permission would be a breach/infringement of copy-
right.
cop·y·writ·er /'kɒpiraɪtə||'kɑː-/ n a person who writes the
words for advertisements
coq au vin /ˌkɒk əʊ 'væn||ˌkɑːk-/ n [U] a dish of chicken
cooked in red wine with BACON, MUSHROOMS, and onions
coq·ue·try /'kɒkɪtri||'koʊ-/ n [C,U] a behaviour typical of a
coquette
co·quette /kəʊ'ket, kɒ-||koʊ-/ n a woman who tries to
attract the admiration of men without having sincere feelings
for them; a woman who FLIRTS —quettish adj
—quettishly adv
cor·a·cle /'kɒrəkəl||'kɔː-,'kɑː-/ n a small light round boat,
built like a basket, sometimes used by fishermen on Irish
and Welsh lakes
cor·al¹ /'kɒrəl||'kɔːr-, 'kɑːr-/ n [U] a white, pink, or reddish
stonelike substance formed from the bones of very small sea
animals. It is often used for making jewellery: a coral island |
a coral necklace | The ship was wrecked on a coral reef.
coral² adj having a pink or reddish-orange colour: coral
lipstick
Coral a company that operates BETTING SHOPS in many towns
in the UK
,coral 'reef n pl. coral reefs a mass of LIMESTONE (=a type of
hard rock) formed by coral and/or other living things in
warm SHALLOW sea water and known for its beautiful col-
ours → see also GREAT BARRIER REEF
cor an·glais /ˌkɔːr ɒŋ'gleɪ||ˌɔːrŋ'gle/ also English horn
AmE — n pl. cors anglais (same pronunciation) Fr a musical
instrument of the WOODWIND family, like a large OBOE
cor·bel /'kɔːbəl||'kɔːr-/ n tech a piece of stone or wood built
out from a wall as a support for a beam or other heavy
object
cor bli·mey /ˌkɔː 'blaɪmiː||ˌkɔːr-/ also blimey interj BrE old-fash
slang (used for showing surprise)
Corbusier → see LE CORBUSIER
cord¹ /kɔːd||kɔːrd/ n 1 [C,U] (a piece of) thick string or thin
rope: I tied the suitcase shut with a piece of cord. 2 [C,U] (a
piece of) wire with a protective covering, for connecting
electrical equipment to a supply of electricity 3 [U] CORDU-
ROY: a cord skirt → see also CORDS, COMMUNICATION CORD,
CORDLESS, SPINAL CORD, UMBILICAL CORD, VOCAL CORDS
cord² n AmE a quantity of FIREWOOD (=wood cut for burning
in a fire): We go through about three cords of wood in the
winter.
cord³ v [T] to tie, bind, or connect with cord: a corded bundle
of hay
cord·age /'kɔːdɪdʒ||'kɔːr-/ n [U] rope or cord in general,
especially on a ship
Cor·de·li·a /kɔː'diːliə||kɔːr-/ a character in the play KING
LEAR by William SHAKESPEARE. She is the youngest of Lear's
three daughters and the only one who really loves him. →
see also GONERIL, REGAN
cor·di·al¹ /'kɔːdiəl||'kɔːrdʒəl/ n [U] fruit juice which is
added to water and drunk: lemon cordial
cordial² adj fml warm and friendly, but quite formal and
polite: a cordial smile/welcome/reception . —~ity
/ˌkɔːdi'ælɪti||ˌkɔːrdʒi'æ-, ˌkɔːr'dæ-/ n [U]
cor·di·al·ly /'kɔːdiəli||'kɔːrdʒəli/ adv fml 1 in a cordial man-
ner: You are cordially invited to the wedding. 2 dislike/hate
cordially to dislike/hate very strongly
cor·dite /'kɔːdaɪt||'kɔːr-/ n [U] tech smokeless explosive pow-
der
cord·less /'kɔːdləs||'kɔːrd-/ adj not connected with wires to
a supply of electricity: a cordless phone | Is your iron cordless?
cor·don¹ /'kɔːdɒn||'kɔːrdn/ n 1 a line of police, military
vehicles etc placed round an area to protect or enclose it:
The police immediately put/threw a cordon round the accident
to keep people away. 2 tech a fruit tree with its branches cut
so that it grows as a single stem, especially flat against a wall
cordon² v
cordon sthg. ⇔ off phr v [T] to surround (an area) with a
line of police, military vehicles etc: The demonstrators
couldn't reach the embassy because the whole area was cor-
doned off.
cor·don bleu /ˌkɔːdɒn 'blɜː||ˌkɔːrdɑːn 'bluː/ adj [A] Fr of or
practising cooking at the highest standard: She's a real
cordon bleu cook. | a course in cordon bleu cookery
cords /kɔːdz||kɔːrdz/ also cor·du·roys /'kɔːdʒərɔɪz, -dʒə-
||'kɔːrdə-/ n [P] infml trousers made from corduroy: a pair of
cords
cor·du·roy /'kɔːdʒərɔɪ, -dʒə-||'kɔːrdə-/ n [U] thick strong
cotton cloth with thin raised lines on it, used for making
outer clothing: a corduroy jacket
core¹ /kɔːr/ n 1 the hard central part of certain fruits that
contains the seeds: I ate the apple, and threw the core
away. 2 [(of) usually sing.] the most important or central part of