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; as, a dog cotes a hare. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Cot. ] 1. A cottage or hut. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves. [ 1913 Webster ]

Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve,
In hurdled cotes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Quote. ] To quote. [ Obs. ] Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Coteaux /plu>. [ F., a hill. ] [ Canada & U. S. ] 1. A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys; a divide. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. The side of a valley. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ See Contemporaneous. ] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. -- Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cotemporaries One who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Living or being at the same time; contemporary. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]