a. [ L. coarctatus, p. p. of coarctare to press together; co- + arctare to press together, from arctus, p. p. See Arctation. ] (Zool.) Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction. [ 1913 Webster ]
Coarctate pupa (Zool.),
n. [ L. coarctatio. ]
a.
I feel
Of what coarse metal ye are molded. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful expressions. Dryden.
a. Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in refinement. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make coarse or vulgar;
adj. made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to mean
n. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness;
Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Anat.) The union or articulation of bones to form a joint. [ 1913 Webster ]