kōtu (p. 150) கிறேன், கோதினேன், வேன், கோத, v. a. To adjust feathers with the beak-as birds; to tear tender leaves in strips, பறவைமூக்கினாற் கோத. 2. To disentangle the hair with the fingers; to brush, comb, மயிர் கோத. (c.) 3. [loc.] The piddle, to pick food in eating, taking small quantities--as birds; also as sickly or dainty children, bashful persons. &c., சிறிது சிறிதாகவுண்ண. 4. [prov.] To hollow, excavate, scoop out, குழாயாக்க. 5. (R.) To kiss, to suck the lips, இதழ்கோத. கோதிக்கொண்டிருக்க, inf. To pick food daintily, &c. கோதிக்கட்ட--கோதிமுடிக்க, inf. To disentangle and tie the hair. கோதிவிட--கோதிவாங்க, inf. To allow another to adjust the hair. சிறகுகோத, inf. To pick at feathers --as birds. மயிர்கோத, inf. To adjust the hair knot. 42) *