- Costa, Robert (American journalist)
Bob Woodward: Peril (2021; written with Robert Costa) focuses on Trump’s efforts to remain in office despite losing the 2020 election.
- Costa, Sir Michael (Italian-born British conductor)
Royal Opera House: …House under the noted conductor Michael Costa and, later, Frederick Gye. The building burned in 1856, and a new building was opened in 1858. The Royal Italian Opera failed in 1884 and was replaced in 1888 by what came to be called the Royal Opera Company under Augustus Harris and,…
- Costa, Uriel da (Jewish philosopher)
Uriel Acosta was a freethinking rationalist who became an example among Jews of one martyred by the intolerance of his own religious community. He is sometimes cited as a forerunner of the renowned philosopher Benedict de Spinoza. The son of an aristocratic family of Marranos (Spanish and
- Costa-Cabral, António Bernardo da (Portuguese statesman)
Portugal: Further political strife: …was no longer united, and António Bernardo da Costa Cabral restored the charter.
- Costa-Gavras (French director)
Costa-Gavras is a Greek-born naturalized French motion-picture director noted for films that have been both political arguments and entertainments (usually as mysteries or thrillers). The son of a Russian-born father and a Greek mother, Costa-Gavras left Athens in 1952 to go to Paris, where he
- Costain, Thomas B. (American writer)
Thomas B. Costain was a Canadian-born American historical novelist. A journalist for many years on Canadian newspapers and a Saturday Evening Post editor (1920–34), Costain was 57 when he published his first romance, For My Great Folly (1942), dealing with the 17th-century rivalry between England
- Costain, Thomas Bertram (American writer)
Thomas B. Costain was a Canadian-born American historical novelist. A journalist for many years on Canadian newspapers and a Saturday Evening Post editor (1920–34), Costain was 57 when he published his first romance, For My Great Folly (1942), dealing with the 17th-century rivalry between England
- costal cartilage (anatomy)
skeleton: Embryology of vertebrate skeletons: …and forward to form the costal, or rib, element. It is only in the thoracic (midbody) region that the costal elements develop into ribs. In the other regions the costal elements remain rudimentary (undeveloped).
- Costanoan (people)
Costanoan, any of several dialectally related North American Indian peoples speaking a Penutian language and originally living in an area stretching from the San Francisco Bay region southward to Point Sur, Calif. Traditionally, Costanoans lived in a number of independently organized villages;
- Costanza, George (fictional character)
Jason Alexander: …known for his portrayal of George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeld’s chronically neurotic pal, on the acclaimed situation comedy series Seinfeld (1989–98). His other notable roles include lawyer Philip Stuckey in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), voicing the title character in the animated comedy series Duckman (1994–97), and
- Costco (American company)
Costco Wholesale Corporation, one of the largest retailers in the world, operates membership warehouses in which bulk quantities of merchandise are sold at discounted prices to club members who pay an annual membership fee. The company is based in Issaquah, Washington. Costco traces its history
- Costco Wholesale Corporation (American company)
Costco Wholesale Corporation, one of the largest retailers in the world, operates membership warehouses in which bulk quantities of merchandise are sold at discounted prices to club members who pay an annual membership fee. The company is based in Issaquah, Washington. Costco traces its history
- Coste, Robert de (French architect)
Robert de Cotte was an influential French architect who created mansions now regarded as the epitome of early Rococo residential design. De Cotte was a pupil and assistant of the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and became his brother-in-law about 1683. After Mansart’s death in 1708, de Cotte
- Costello, Elvis (British singer-songwriter)
Elvis Costello is a British singer-songwriter who extended the musical and lyrical range of the punk and new wave movements beginning in the 1970s. Originally branded as an “angry young man” for his snarky, often political, whip-smart lyrics, he branched into other genres, including country and
- Costello, Frank (American organized crime boss)
Frank Costello was a major American syndicate gangster, a close associate of Lucky Luciano, noted for his influence with politicians. Arriving in New York City at the age of four with his immigrant Calabrian parents, Costello grew up in East Harlem and became head of the 104th Street Gang, a group
- Costello, John A. (prime minister of Ireland)
John A. Costello was the taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957. A prosperous lawyer who had served as attorney general, he owed his selection as taoiseach to a coalition of several parties (including his own Fine Gael) and prominent independent politicians
- Costello, John Aloysius (prime minister of Ireland)
John A. Costello was the taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957. A prosperous lawyer who had served as attorney general, he owed his selection as taoiseach to a coalition of several parties (including his own Fine Gael) and prominent independent politicians
- Costello, Lou (American actor)
Abbott and Costello: As a young man, Costello greatly admired Charlie Chaplin. In 1927 he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a stuntman; after an injury he quit stunt work to perform in New York burlesque. Although he had never worked onstage before, he quickly became one of the top burlesque…
- Coster, Charles de (Belgian author)
Charles de Coster was a Belgian novelist, writing in French, who stimulated Belgian national consciousness and prepared the ground for an original native literature. De Coster lived most of his life in poverty and obscurity and took 10 years to write his masterpiece, La Légende et les aventures
- Coster, Charles-Théodore-Henri de (Belgian author)
Charles de Coster was a Belgian novelist, writing in French, who stimulated Belgian national consciousness and prepared the ground for an original native literature. De Coster lived most of his life in poverty and obscurity and took 10 years to write his masterpiece, La Légende et les aventures
- Coster, Dirk (Dutch physicist)
Georg Charles von Hevesy: …discovered, with the Dutch physicist Dirk Coster, the element hafnium.
- Coster, Laurens Janszoon (Dutch printer and inventor)
Laurens Janszoon Coster was a Dutch rival of Johannes Gutenberg as the alleged inventor of printing. Little is known of this early printer, whose last name means “sacristan,” his title as an official of the Great Church of Haarlem. He is mentioned several times in records between 1417 and 1434 as
- Costermansville (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Bukavu, city, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, central Africa, on a peninsula extending into Lake Kivu. It is a commercial and industrial centre, a lake port, and a tourist city with road access northwest to Kisangani, southwest to Kasai, south to Lubumbashi, and to East Africa. There is
- Costigan, Edward Prentiss (American politician)
Edward Prentiss Costigan was an American lawyer and politician, a member of the U.S. Tariff Commission (1916–28) and a U.S. senator from Colorado (1930–36). Costigan spent most of his youth in Colorado, where his parents moved in 1877. He graduated from Harvard University in 1899 and began his law
- Costilla, Miguel Hidalgo y (Mexican leader)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who is called the father of Mexican independence. Hidalgo was the second child born to Cristóbal Hidalgo and his wife. He studied at a Jesuit secondary school, received a bachelor’s degree in theology and philosophy in
- Costillares, Joaquín Rodríguez (Spanish bullfighter)
bullfighting: The rise of professional bullfighting: …the early professional bullfighters was Joaquín Rodríguez Costillares (born in Sevilla in 1729). Known as the father of modern (foot-based) bullfighting, Costillares is credited with creating the pomp and pageantry associated with the modern, commercialized corrida, including the basic cape pass called the veronica, the matador’s tradition of wearing an…
- Costin, Miron (Romanian author)
Romanian literature: The old period: …17th-century Moldavia, whose leader was Miron Costin. He wrote a chronicle of Moldavia in Romanian and a poem on the history of his country in Polish. The chronicle was continued by his son Nicolae, who also pioneered the collection of folklore and legends. Dmitry Kantemir (Dimitrie Cantemir), prince of Moldavia,…
- costing (finance)
accounting: Cost finding: A major factor in business planning is the cost of producing the company’s products. Cost finding is the process by which the company obtains estimates of the costs of producing a product, providing a service, performing a function, or operating a department. Some…
- costmary (herb)
costmary, (Tanacetum balsamita), aromatic perennial herb of the aster family (Asteraceae) with yellow button-shaped flowers. Its bitter, slightly lemony leaves may be used fresh in salads and fresh or dried as a flavouring, particularly for meats, poultry, and English ale. The dried leaves are also
- Costner, Kevin (American actor and director)
Kevin Costner is an American film actor and director known for his portrayals of rugged individualists with sensitive streaks. He found success in such movies as The Untouchables (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), and The Bodyguard (1992) but is perhaps best known for Dances with
- Costner, Kevin Michael (American actor and director)
Kevin Costner is an American film actor and director known for his portrayals of rugged individualists with sensitive streaks. He found success in such movies as The Untouchables (1987), Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), and The Bodyguard (1992) but is perhaps best known for Dances with
- Costruire il nemico e altri scritti occasionali (work by Eco)
Umberto Eco: …e altri scritti occasionali (2011; Inventing the Enemy, and Other Occasional Writings) collected pieces—some initially presented as lectures—on a wide range of subjects, from fascist reactions to Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) to the implications of WikiLeaks. Storia delle terre e dei luoghi leggendari (2013; The Book of Legendary Lands) investigates a…
- costumbrismo (art)
costumbrismo, (from Spanish costumbre, “custom”), a trend in Spanish literature that emphasized the depiction of the everyday manners and customs of a particular social or provincial milieu. Although the origins of costumbrismo go back to the Golden Age of Spanish literature in the 16th and 17th
- costumbristas (art)
costumbrismo, (from Spanish costumbre, “custom”), a trend in Spanish literature that emphasized the depiction of the everyday manners and customs of a particular social or provincial milieu. Although the origins of costumbrismo go back to the Golden Age of Spanish literature in the 16th and 17th
- costume (theater)
stagecraft: Costume design: Theatrical costumes were an innovation of the Greek poet Thespis in the 6th century bce, and theatrical costumes were long called “the robes of Thespis.” Athenians spent lavishly on the production and costumes at annual drama contests. Each poet was…
- costume (clothing)
dress, clothing and accessories for the human body. The variety of dress is immense. The style that a particular individual selects is often linked to that person’s sex, age, socioeconomic status, culture, geographic area, and historical era. This article considers the chronological development of
- Costume Institute
Met Gala: …charity event that benefits the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or “the Met”) in New York City. It is usually held on the first Monday in May and coincides with the opening of the institute’s annual blockbuster exhibition. It is one of the most prestigious fashion events…
- costume jewelry
Rhode Island: Manufacturing of Rhode Island: …state produced much of the costume jewelry made in the United States, but global competition caused Rhode Island’s share of even that activity to drop sharply in the 1990s.
- costume plate
dress: Europe, 1500–1800: …to European capitals and by costume plates drawn by notable artists from Albrecht Dürer to Wenceslaus Hollar.
- costume, ballet
ballet costume, clothing designed to allow dancers freedom of movement while at the same time enhancing the visual effect of dance movements—for example, the ballerina’s tutu, a multilayered skirt that creates an impression of lightness and flight. In the earliest ballets of the 17th century,
- Costus (plant genus)
nectar: …example, members of the genus Costus attract nectar-eating ants that then protect the plants from herbivorous insects. Conversely, many species of carnivorous pitcher plants use nectar in their traps to attract prey to their deaths.
- Cosway, Richard (English miniaturist)
Richard Cosway was an English painter primarily known for his miniatures, which are noted for their simplicity of line and restricted use of colour. Cosway, who showed a talent for painting at an early age, was sent to London by his uncle and apprenticed to Thomas Hudson, under whom he learned oil
- cot (architecture)
belfry: A bell cote, or cot, is a bell gable, or turret, a framework for hanging bells when there is no belfry. It may be attached to a roof ridge, as an extension of the gable, or supported by brackets against a wall.
- cot (mathematics)
cotangent, one of the six trigonometric functions, which, in a right triangle ABC, for an angle A, iscot A = length of side adjacent to angle A length of side opposite angle A .The other five trigonometric functions are sine (sin), cosine (cos), secant (sec), cosecant (csc), and tangent (tan). From
- cot death (pathology)
sudden infant death syndrome, unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant from unexplained causes. SIDS is of worldwide incidence, and within industrialized countries it is the most common cause of death of infants between two weeks and one year old. In 95 percent of SIDS cases, infants are
- Cotabato City (Philippines)
Cotabato City, city, southern Mindanao, Philippines. The city is located in a swampy area near the southern banks of the Cotabato River (a tributary of the Mindanao River) and just inland of the Moro Gulf. Cotabato City is the primary trade and commercial centre for all of southwestern Mindanao.
- Cotabato River (river, Philippines)
Mindanao River, main river of the Cotabato lowland, central Mindanao, Philippines. It rises in the central highlands of northeastern Mindanao (island) as the Pulangi and then flows south to where it joins the Kabacan to form the Mindanao. It meanders northwest through the Libungan Marsh and
- Cotalpa lanigera (insect)
shining leaf chafer: The North American goldsmith beetle (Cotalpa lanigera) is broad and oval and is about 20 to 26 mm (0.8–1 inch) long. It is coloured a shining gold on the head and thorax (region behind the head) and is copper-coloured on the underside of the body. A related species,…
- cotan (mathematics)
cotangent, one of the six trigonometric functions, which, in a right triangle ABC, for an angle A, iscot A = length of side adjacent to angle A length of side opposite angle A .The other five trigonometric functions are sine (sin), cosine (cos), secant (sec), cosecant (csc), and tangent (tan). From
- Cotán, Juan Sánchez (Spanish painter)
Juan Sánchez Cotán was a painter who is considered one of the pioneers of Baroque realism in Spain. A profoundly religious man, he is best known for his still lifes, which in their visual harmony and illusion of depth convey a feeling of humility and mystic spirituality. A student of the famous
- cotangent (mathematics)
cotangent, one of the six trigonometric functions, which, in a right triangle ABC, for an angle A, iscot A = length of side adjacent to angle A length of side opposite angle A .The other five trigonometric functions are sine (sin), cosine (cos), secant (sec), cosecant (csc), and tangent (tan). From
- côte (geology)
Seine River: Physiography: …limestone (including chalk) escarpments (côtes) alternating with narrower clay vales. The côtes are breached by the Seine and its tributaries, which have made prominent gaps. As they converge upon Paris, the trenchlike river valleys separate a number of islandlike limestone platforms covered with fertile, easily worked windblown soil (limon).…
- Côte d’Azur (region, France)
Côte d’Azur, (French: “Coast of Azure,” or “Azure Coast”), cultural region in southeastern France encompassing the French Riviera between Menton and Cannes in Alpes-Maritimes département and extending into southern Var département. The population is predominantly urban. Traditional inland towns in
- Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire, country located on the coast of western Africa. The de facto capital is Abidjan; the administrative capital designate (since 1983) is Yamoussoukro. Côte d’Ivoire is bounded to the north by Mali and Burkina Faso, to the east by Ghana, to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, to the
- Côte d’Ivoire, flag of
vertically striped orange-white-green national flag. It has a width-to-length ratio of approximately 2 to 3.In the mid-20th century Félix Houphouët-Boigny, an African from the French colony then known as Ivory Coast, served many years as a member of the National Assembly and then of the governing
- Côte d’Ivoire, history of
history of Côte d’Ivoire, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Côte d’Ivoire. The country, located on the coast of western Africa, is also known as the Ivory Coast. It is made up of four natural regions: the coastal fringe, the equatorial forest zone, the cultivated forest zone,
- Côte de Beaune (district, France)
Burgundy wine: Côtes-d’Or: …south of Dijon and the Côte de Beaune farther south. In the Côte de Nuits red wines are produced almost exclusively. In Côte de Beaune both red and white wines, including most of the best white Burgundies, are produced.
- Côte de Jade (area, France)
Pays de la Loire: …the Loire estuary, known as Côte de Jade because of the green colour of the sea, is also dotted with tourist resorts. The world-famous Le Mans Grand Prix, an annual 24-hour sports car race, draws huge crowds each year. The région is served by a Paris-to-Nantes motorway and by high-speed…
- Côte de Nuits (district, France)
Burgundy wine: Côtes-d’Or: …divided in two parts, the Côte de Nuits just south of Dijon and the Côte de Beaune farther south. In the Côte de Nuits red wines are produced almost exclusively. In Côte de Beaune both red and white wines, including most of the best white Burgundies, are produced.
- Côte Sainte Catherine Lock (lock, Canada)
canals and inland waterways: Major inland waterways of North America: 5 miles) to the second, Côte Sainte Catherine Lock, which rises 9 metres (30 feet) to Lake St. Louis and bypasses the Lachine Rapids. Thereafter the channel runs to the lower Beauharnois Lock, which rises 12.5 metres (41 feet) to the level of Lake St. Francis via a 21-km (13-mile)…
- Côte-d’Or (department, France)
Burgundy: …encompassed the central départements of Côte-d’Or, Saône-et-Loire, Nièvre, and Yonne. In 2016 the Burgundy région was joined with the région of Franche-Comté to form the new administrative entity of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- Côte-d’Or, Prieur de la (French military engineer)
Claude-Antoine Prieur-Duvernois was a French military engineer who was a member of the Committee of Public Safety, which ruled Revolutionary France during the period of the Jacobin dictatorship (1793–94). He organized the manufacture and requisitioning of the weapons and munitions that were needed
- Côte-Saint-Luc (Quebec, Canada)
Côte-Saint-Luc, city, Montréal region, southern Quebec province, Canada, located on Île de Montréal (Montreal Island). It is a western (mainly residential) suburb of Montreal city. The place-name was applied in the 17th century to hunting land that was held by the seigneurs of Île de Montréal. A
- Cotentin (peninsula, France)
Utah Beach: Cotentin Peninsula air-assault zones: Paratroopers from the U.S. 82nd and 101st airborne divisions were night-dropped inland on the Cotentin in order to support the amphibious assault at nearby Utah Beach. The drop zones for the 101st Division were labeled A, C, and D and were…
- Cotentin, Anne-Hilarion de (French admiral)
Anne-Hilarion de Cotentin, count de Tourville was a French admiral and the leading commander of the period when Louis XIV’s navy was on the point of winning world supremacy. Born into the old Norman nobility, Tourville learned seamanship on a Maltese frigate in the Mediterranean. He entered the
- coterie novel (literature)
novel: Cult, or coterie, novels: The novel, unlike the poem, is a commercial commodity, and it lends itself less than the materials of literary magazines to that specialized appeal called coterie, intellectual or elitist. It sometimes happens that books directed at highly cultivated audiences—like Ulysses, Finnegans…
- Côtes Lorraines (region, Belgium)
Belgium: Relief, drainage, and soils: …the rest of the country, Côtes Lorraines is a series of hills with north-facing scarps. About half of it remains wooded; in the south lies a small region of iron ore deposits.
- Cotes, Francis (English artist)
Western painting: The 18th century: In the 1760s Francis Cotes was the most important fashionable London portrait painter after Reynolds and Gainsborough, a position succeeded to by George Romney, who, on returning to London from Italy in 1775, took over Cotes’s studio. Romney’s portraits deteriorated sadly in quality during the 1780s when the…
- Côtes-d’Armor (department, France)
Brittany: of Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Côtes-d’Armor, and Finistère. Brittany is bounded by the régions of Basse-Normandie to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the east. It protrudes westward into the Atlantic Ocean as a peninsula; the Bay of Biscay lies to the southwest and the English Channel to…
- Cothi, Lewis Glyn (Welsh poet)
Lewis Glyn Cothi was a Welsh bard whose work reflects an awakening of national consciousness among the Welsh. Reputedly a native of Carmarthenshire, Lewis was, during the Wars of the Roses, a zealous Lancastrian and partisan of Jasper Tudor, the uncle of Henry VII of England. His awdl (ode)
- Cothon, the (ancient artificial harbor)
North Africa: The city: The ancient artificial harbour—the Cothon—is represented today by two lagoons north of the bay of Al-Karm (El-Kram). In the 3rd century bc it had two parts, the outer rectangular part being for merchant shipping, with the interior, circular division reserved for warships; sheds and quays were available for 220…
- cothurnus (theater)
stagecraft: Classical theatrical costume: …by Roman times the name cothurnus (from kothornos) had come to designate the tragic genre itself. Kings and queens in tragedies wore appropriate padding, tall wigs, and sleeved syrma (the robe corresponding to the chiton). Bands of bright hues decorated the costumes of happy characters, and gray, green, or blue…
- Cotillard, Marion (French actress)
Marion Cotillard is a French actress whose Academy Award-winning performance as Edith Piaf in La Môme (2007; also released as La Vie en rose) propelled her to international fame. Cotillard grew up in Orléans, France, in an artistic household: her father, Jean-Claude Cotillard, was an actor and
- cotillion (dance)
cotillion, late 18th-century and 19th-century French court dance, popular also in England. A precursor of the quadrille, the cotillion was danced by four couples standing in a square set. The first and third, then the second and fourth, couples executed various series of geometric figures. During
- Cotillion; or, One Good Bull Is Half the Herd, The (novel by Killens)
John Oliver Killens: …and wrote his fourth novel, The Cotillion; or, One Good Bull Is Half the Herd (1971), which, from his strong Black nationalist perspective, examined class division among African Americans in two communities in New York. The novel, though it received mixed reviews, earned him another Pulitzer Prize nomination. He next…
- cotillon (dance)
cotillion, late 18th-century and 19th-century French court dance, popular also in England. A precursor of the quadrille, the cotillion was danced by four couples standing in a square set. The first and third, then the second and fourth, couples executed various series of geometric figures. During
- Cotinga amabilis (bird)
Cotingidae: …Cotingidae are the light blue Cotinga amabilis, found from Mexico to Costa Rica, and the reddish lavender Xipholena punicea of the Guiana Highlands and Brazil. The Carpodectes nitidus of Central America is one of the few white tropical birds.
- cotinga family (bird family)
Cotingidae, bird family, of the order Passeriformes, collectively often called cotingas and including about 90 species, as presently classified. Many species are given common names pertaining to their voice or food habits or derived from native names: fruiteater, berryeater, mourner, bellbird,
- Cotingidae (bird family)
Cotingidae, bird family, of the order Passeriformes, collectively often called cotingas and including about 90 species, as presently classified. Many species are given common names pertaining to their voice or food habits or derived from native names: fruiteater, berryeater, mourner, bellbird,
- Cotini (people)
Czechoslovak history: Moravia: …were the Boii and the Cotini, another Celtic tribe. These were succeeded about 15–10 bce by the Germanic Quadi. The Germanic peoples were pushed back from the middle Danube by the coming of the Avars in 567 ce. The exact date of the arrival of the Slavs in Moravia, as…
- Cotinus (plant)
smoke tree: … or shrubs of the genus Cotinus in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). Both are deciduous with attractive fall foliage and have short-stalked leaves and fleshy lopsided fruits. The airy inflorescences are largely formed of the coloured stalks of sterile flowers; the clusters resemble smoke from a distance and range from shades…
- Cotinus coggygria (plant)
smoke tree: Cotinus coggygria, the Eurasian species, has oval leaves, while C. obovatus, the North American species, has egg-shaped leaves and is sometimes called chittamwood.
- Cotinus nitida (insect)
flower chafer: Major genera and species: The North American green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) is about 25 mm (1 inch) long, dull velvet green in color, and edged in yellow and brown. It feeds on figs and other fruits, often causing great damage. Euphoria inda resembles a bumblebee and buzzes while flying.
- Cotinus obovatus (plant)
smoke tree: …species, has oval leaves, while C. obovatus, the North American species, has egg-shaped leaves and is sometimes called chittamwood.
- Cotman, John Sell (British painter)
John Sell Cotman was an English landscape watercolourist and etcher of the Norwich school. He saw in nature the classic effect of precise, austere pattern and expressed this effect by eliminating detail through controlled, flat washes of cool colour. About 1798 Cotman went to study in London, where
- Coto Doñana National Park (national park, Spain)
Coto Doñana National Park, national park on the southwestern coast of Spain, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. A hunting ground for royalty from the 14th century, it was made a reserve in 1963 and a national park in 1969. Its natural habitats encompass some 196 square miles (507 square km) of
- Cotoneaster (plant)
cotoneaster, (genus Cotoneaster), any of at least 50 species of shrubs or small trees of the rose family (Rosaceae) native to temperate Eurasia. Widely cultivated for their attractive growth habit, many species have been introduced into other temperate regions for use in landscaping. Cotoneasters
- cotoneaster (plant)
cotoneaster, (genus Cotoneaster), any of at least 50 species of shrubs or small trees of the rose family (Rosaceae) native to temperate Eurasia. Widely cultivated for their attractive growth habit, many species have been introduced into other temperate regions for use in landscaping. Cotoneasters
- Cotonou (Benin)
Cotonou, port city and de facto capital of Benin. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea. Originally part of the Dahomey Kingdom, it is the starting point of the so-called Benin-Niger Railway, which extends northward 273 miles (439 km) into the interior but ends in the middle of Benin at Parakou.
- Cotopaxi (volcano, Ecuador)
Cotopaxi, volcanic peak, in the Cordillera Central of the Andes, central Ecuador. Rising to 19,393 feet (5,911 metres), it is among the world’s highest volcanoes. Cotopaxi has an almost perfectly symmetrical cone, interrupted only by one minor cone—the Cabeza del Inca (“Inca’s Head”). The mountain
- Cotrone (Italy)
Crotone, port town, Calabria regione, southern Italy. It lies along the Gulf of Taranto, northwest of the Cape of Colonne, and east-northeast of Catanzaro. It was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until Crotone, the Italian form of its early name, was restored in 1928. The town was founded by
- Cotronei, Adolfo (Italian fencer)
Giorgio Santelli: …of the Italian fencing team, Adolfo Cotronei, had written a story about the elder Santelli, suggesting that he had betrayed his own country by siding with a call favouring a Hungarian fencer over an Italian during a foil bout at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. The implication was that…
- Cotswold (district, England, United Kingdom)
Cotswold, district, administrative county of Gloucestershire, south-central England, in the eastern part of the county. Cirencester, in the south of the district, is the administrative centre. Most of Cotswold district lies within the historic county of Gloucestershire. However, a small area west
- Cotswold (breed of sheep)
Cotswold: …century the grazing of the Cotswold breed of sheep (now relatively rare in Britain) brought great prosperity to the wool traders and cloth merchants of the district. That former prosperity is still evident in the churches and other buildings that grace the villages and market towns strung along the lower…
- Cotswold Hills (hills, England, United Kingdom)
Cotswolds, ridge of limestone hills extending for about 50 miles (80 km) across south-central England. The Cotswolds are part of the Jurassic uplands that cross the country from southwest to northeast. The Cotswolds escarpment rises steeply from the clay vale of the lower River Severn and its
- Cotswolds (hills, England, United Kingdom)
Cotswolds, ridge of limestone hills extending for about 50 miles (80 km) across south-central England. The Cotswolds are part of the Jurassic uplands that cross the country from southwest to northeast. The Cotswolds escarpment rises steeply from the clay vale of the lower River Severn and its
- Cotta Family (German family)
Cotta Family, family of German publishers, the most notable of whom, Johann Friedrich Cotta, Baron von Cottendorf, is celebrated for his connection with J.W. von Goethe and other writers of the period. Johann Georg Cotta (1631–92), the founder of the publishing house, settled in Württemberg and in
- Cotta, Christoph Friedrich (German publisher)
Cotta Family: Christoph Friedrich Cotta (1730–1807), son of Johann Georg (3), established a printing house to the court at Stuttgart. It was his son, Johann Friedrich, who restored the fortunes of the family firm, then in decline, and who became the best known of the Cottas.
- Cotta, Johann Friedrich, Freiherr von Cottendorf (German publisher)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Napoleonic period (1805–16) of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: …literary works with the publisher Johann Friedrich Cotta (see Cotta family), who also began the separate printing of his largest work, Zur Farbenlehre (“On the Theory of Colour”; Eng. trans. Goethe’s Color Theory), and in 1806 Goethe sent to him the completed manuscript of part one of Faust. War, however,…
- Cotta, Johann Georg (German publisher [1631–1692])
Cotta Family: Johann Georg Cotta (1631–92), the founder of the publishing house, settled in Württemberg and in 1659 acquired by marriage the bookseller’s business of Philipp Brunn at Tübingen, thereby establishing the J.G. Cotta’sche Buchhandlung. On his death the firm passed to his son Johann Georg (2)…