cosn.

Brit.

/kɒs/, U.S.

/kɑs/,

/kɔs/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s Coss(e, 1700s–1800s gos.

Etymology: The name (Greek Κῶς) of an island in the Ægean.

In full cos lettuce. A variety of lettuce introduced from the island of Cos.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > leaf vegetables > [noun] > lettuce > types of lettuce

cabbage lettuce?1537

minion1693

passion-lettuce1704

cos lettuce1706

lettuce cabbage1731

rabbit food1772

romaine1865

grass1867

iceberg lettuce1893

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > lettuce > types of

cabbage lettuce?1537

Roman lettuce1577

minion1693

passion-lettuce1704

cos lettuce1706

shell-lettuce1707

lettuce cabbage1731

Silesia1731

rabbit food1772

Tom Thumb1847

romaine1865

oak leaf1892

iceberg lettuce1893

mignonette1923

lollo biondo1987

lollo rosso1987

1706 J. Evelyn Acetaria in Sylva (ed. 4) 154 Coss-Lettuce [1st ed. reads Cross-Lettuce] from Turkey.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Lettuce The most valuable, of all the English lettuces, are the white cos, or the Versailles, the Silesia, and the black cos.

1773 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. Housekeeper (ed. 3) i. 11 Split the blanched part of three goss lettuces into four quarters.

1814 C. Lamb Let. 13 Aug. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1978) III. 102 What is gone of..Morgan, and his gos-lettuces?

1832 E. Lankester Veg. Substances Food 301 The cos and the cabbage lettuce.

1890 Daily News 31 Mar. 5/6 The tender cabbage lettuce..is more tender and digestible; but the cos holds its own because it produces a greater weight per acre.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

'cosadv.conj.

/kɒz/

Forms: also cos, coz.

Etymology: Shortened < because adv., conj., and n. Compare cause conj.

regional and colloquial.

= because adv., conj., and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [conjunction] > because

forth thatc888

for-thonOE

forthy thec1000

for thatc1175

forthon thatc1175

forwhyc1384

for why thata1400

cause1556

'cos1828

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > because

thyeOE

theOE

asOE

forwhyc1200

whenc1230

forsomuch1454

insomuch asc1500

whenas1551

insomuch1605

'cos1887

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Cos, coz, because.

1838 E. C. Gaskell Let. 17 July (1966) 16 You can't get at it, coz of the shore being bad.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 71/2 We didn't have no lantern, 'cos it keeps on falling out of his hands.

1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 10 A very common controversy amongst boys:—‘No it ain't.’—‘Cos why?’—‘Cos it ain't.’

1910 E. M. Forster Howards End viii. 62 'Cos why? 'Cos I'm going to German-eye.

1912 J. Galsworthy Pigeon ii. 55 I don't want 'im hurt 'cos o' me.

1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags ii. 106 ‘They'll be good if I tell them, Mister.’ ‘Then why aren't they?’ ‘'Cos I tell 'em to be bad.’

1968 H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote hunts Peacock vi. 79 She didn't tell us things sometimes 'cos she liked giving surprises.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	cos
释义	cosn. Brit. /kɒs/, U.S. /kɑs/, /kɔs/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s Coss(e, 1700s–1800s gos. Etymology: The name (Greek Κῶς) of an island in the Ægean. In full cos lettuce. A variety of lettuce introduced from the island of Cos. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > leaf vegetables > [noun] > lettuce > types of lettuce cabbage lettuce?1537 minion1693 passion-lettuce1704 cos lettuce1706 lettuce cabbage1731 rabbit food1772 romaine1865 grass1867 iceberg lettuce1893 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > lettuce > types of cabbage lettuce?1537 Roman lettuce1577 minion1693 passion-lettuce1704 cos lettuce1706 shell-lettuce1707 lettuce cabbage1731 Silesia1731 rabbit food1772 Tom Thumb1847 romaine1865 oak leaf1892 iceberg lettuce1893 mignonette1923 lollo biondo1987 lollo rosso1987 1706 J. Evelyn Acetaria in Sylva (ed. 4) 154 Coss-Lettuce [1st ed. reads Cross-Lettuce] from Turkey. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Lettuce The most valuable, of all the English lettuces, are the white cos, or the Versailles, the Silesia, and the black cos. 1773 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. Housekeeper (ed. 3) i. 11 Split the blanched part of three goss lettuces into four quarters. 1814 C. Lamb Let. 13 Aug. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1978) III. 102 What is gone of..Morgan, and his gos-lettuces? 1832 E. Lankester Veg. Substances Food 301 The cos and the cabbage lettuce. 1890 Daily News 31 Mar. 5/6 The tender cabbage lettuce..is more tender and digestible; but the cos holds its own because it produces a greater weight per acre. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). 'cosadv.conj. /kɒz/ Forms: also cos, coz. Etymology: Shortened < because adv., conj., and n. Compare cause conj. regional and colloquial. = because adv., conj., and n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [conjunction] > because forth thatc888 for-thonOE forthy thec1000 for thatc1175 forthon thatc1175 forwhyc1384 for why thata1400 cause1556 'cos1828 the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > because thyeOE theOE asOE forwhyc1200 whenc1230 forsomuch1454 insomuch asc1500 whenas1551 insomuch1605 'cos1887 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Cos, coz, because. 1838 E. C. Gaskell Let. 17 July (1966) 16 You can't get at it, coz of the shore being bad. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 71/2 We didn't have no lantern, 'cos it keeps on falling out of his hands. 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 10 A very common controversy amongst boys:—‘No it ain't.’—‘Cos why?’—‘Cos it ain't.’ 1910 E. M. Forster Howards End viii. 62 'Cos why? 'Cos I'm going to German-eye. 1912 J. Galsworthy Pigeon ii. 55 I don't want 'im hurt 'cos o' me. 1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags ii. 106 ‘They'll be good if I tell them, Mister.’ ‘Then why aren't they?’ ‘'Cos I tell 'em to be bad.’ 1968 H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote hunts Peacock vi. 79 She didn't tell us things sometimes 'cos she liked giving surprises. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2021). > see also also refers to : cosscosn.² > as lemmas C.O.S. C.O.S. n. Charity Organization Society ( Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). Π 1910 G. K. Chesterton What's Wrong with World iv. xiii. 248 I do not expect the schoolmaster to hate hospitals and C.O.S. centres so much as the schoolboy's father. extracted from Cn. < n.1706adv.conj.1828 see also as lemmas
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cosn.

'cosadv.conj.

> see also

> as lemmas