n. [ See 1st Cot. ]
Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve,
In hurdled cotes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ See Quote. ] To quote. [ Obs. ] Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Prob. from F. côté side, OF. costet, LL. costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F. côtoyer to go or keep at the side of. See Coast. ] To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before;
We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. [ See Contemporaneous. ] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. --
a. Living or being at the same time; contemporary. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. A tenant in common, or a joint tenant. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., prob. from OF. coterie servile tenure, fr. colier cotter; of German origin. See 1st Cot. ] A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique. “The queen of your coterie.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. Conterminous. ] Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with. [ 1913 Webster ]