*cotti*

n. a natural family of fish including the sculpins.
Syn. -- family Cottidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OF. cotier. See Coterie, and cf. Cotter. ] In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [ Written also cottar and cotter. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. côté side, L. costa rib. ] (Her.) A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost. See also Couple-close. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Set between two cottises, -- said of a bend; or between two barrulets, -- said of a bar or fess. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tubular large noodles that are usually stuffed with mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce; -- a type of Italian pasta; also a dish of such noodles thus prepared. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. [ 1913 Webster ]

That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a. ] Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Zool.) Same as Scotch terrier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]