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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cry'stál-lo-tŷpe, n. p. 320(Photog.) A photographic picture on glass. Whipple.Crŷs'tal-ō'g-y, n. p. 320The science of the crystalline structure of inorganic bodies. Dana.Ctē'noid or Cte-noid'i-an, n. p. 320(Ichth.) One of the third order of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having the skin covered with unenameled scales; having a pectinated margin, as in the perch.Cūb, n. p. 320A young animal, especially the young of the bear. 2. A young boy or girl; — used contemptuously. O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? Shak.Cŭb, n. p. 320A stall for cattle. [Obs.] I would rather have such . . . in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor. 2. A cupboard. [Obs.] Laud.Cŭb, v. t. or i. p. 320To bring forth;—said of animals, or, in contempt, of persons.Cūb, v. t. p. 320To shut up or confine. [Obs.] Burton.Cū'ban, n. p. 320(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Cuba. 2. (Min.) A mineral found in Cuba; a sulphide of copper and iron.Cū'ban, a. p. 320(Geog.) Pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants.Cu-bā'tion, n. p. 320The act of lying down; a reclining. Bailey.Cū'ba-to-ry, a. p. 320Lying down; reclining; incumbent. [Rare.] Bailey.Cū'ba-tūre, n. p. 320The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body.Cŭb'bridg-e-hēad, n. p. 320(Naut.) A partition across the forecastle and half deck of a ship. Scott.Cūb'by or Cūb'by-hōle, n. p. 320A confined place. Halliwell. Bartlett.Cŭb'-drawn, a. p. 320Drawn or sucked by cubs. This night wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch. Shak.Cūbe, n. p. 320(Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides. 2. (Arith.) The product of a number multiplied twice into itself; as, 4 × 4 = 16, and 16 × 4 = 64, the cube of 4. Cube root (Arith.), the…Cūbe, v. t. p. 320To raise to the third power, by multiplying a number into itself twice.Cū'beb, n. p. 320(Bot.) The small, spicy berry of a tropical plant found in Java, Ceylon, and other parts of the East Indies, variously classified by different writers as Piper cubeba, Cubeba officinalis, and Uvaria…Cūbe'-ōre, n. p. 320(Min.) An ore of a green color, consisting of arsenic acid and iron, crystallizing in cubes. Dana.Cūbe'-spār, n. p. 320(Min.) Anhydrite, an anhydrous sulphate of lime.Cū'bic or Cū'bic-al, a. p. 320Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube. 2. (Crystallog.) Monometric or tessaral. See CRYSTALLIZATION. Cubic equation, an equation in which the…Cū'bi-cȧ, n. p. 320A very fine kind of shalloon. Ogilvie.Cū'bic-al-ly, adv. p. 320In a cubical method.Cū'bic-al-ness, n. p. 320The state or the quality of being cubical.Cu-bīc'ū-lar, a. p. 320Belonging to a chamber or bed-room. [Obs.] Howell.Cu-bĭc'ū-la-ry, a. p. 320Fitted for the posture of lying down. [Obs.] Browne.Cū'bi-fōrm, a. p. 320Having the form of a cube. Coxe.Cū'bit, n. p. 320(Anat.) The fore-arm; the ulna, a bone of the arm from the elbow to the wrist. Coxe. 2. A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger. The cubit varies…Cū'bĭt-al, n. p. 321A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand. Crabb.Cū'bit-al, a. p. 321Pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle. 2. Of the length or measure of a cubit. Browne.Cū'bĭt-ed, a. p. 321Having the measure of a cubit.Cū'bĭ-zĭt, n. p. 321(Min.) Analcime. See ANALCIME.Cūb'less, a. p. 321Having no cubs. Byron.Cū'bo-cūbe, n. p. 321(Math.) The sixth power; as, 64 is the cubo-cube of 2.Cū'bo-cū'bo-cūbe, n. p. 321(Math.) The ninth power; as, 512 is the cubo-cubo-cube of 2.Cū'bo-do-dē'ca-hē'dral, a. p. 321Presenting the two forms, a cube and a dodecahedron.Cū'boid, a. p. 321Having nearly the form of a cube.Cu-boid'al, a. p. 321Nearly in the shape of a cube; as, the cuboidal bone of the foot.Cū'bo-ō-tā-hē'dral, a. p. 321Presenting a combination of the two forms, a cube and an octahedron.Cŭck'ing-stool, n. p. 321A ducking-stool; an instrument formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest craftsmen, as brewers and bakers, by fastening them to it and then plunging them into the water;—called also a…Cŭck'old, n. p. 321A man whose wife is false to his bed; the husband of an adulteress. Swift.Cŭck'old, v. t. p. 321To make a cuckold of, as of a husband by seducing his wife. 2. To make a cuckold of, as a wife her husband, by criminal conversation with another man.Cŭck'old-īze, v. t. p. 321To make cuckolds. Dryden.Cŭck'old-ly, a. p. 321Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean; sneaking. [Obs.] Shak.Cŭck'ol-dŏm, n. p. 321The act of adultery; the state of a cuckold. The rules observed by this new society are wonderfully contrived for the advancement of cuckoldom. Addison.Cuck'ōo, n. p. 321(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Cuculus (C. canorus), deriving its name from its note. The European species builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by…Cuck'ōo-būd, n. p. 321(Bot.) A species of Ranunculus (R. bulbosus);—called also butter-flower, butter-cup, king-cup, gold-cup. Loudon. And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue Do point the meadows. Shak.Cuck'ōo-flow'er, n. p. 321(Bot.) A species of Cardamine (C. pratensis), or lady's-smock. Its leaves were formerly used in salads. Loudon.Cuck'oo-pint, n. p. 321(Bot.) A plant of the genus Arum.Cuck'ōo-spīt or Cuck'ōo-spīt/tle, n. p. 321An exudation or spume found on some plants, especially about the joints of lavender and rosemary.Cūc'quean, n. p. 321A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her; a she-cuckold. [Obs.] I heard him say, should he be married, He'd make his wife a cucquean. Old Play.Cū'cul-late or Cu-cūl'late or Cū'cul-lāted or Cu-cūl'la-ted, a. p. 321Hooded; cowled; covered, as with a hood. 2. Having the shape or resemblance of a hood; wide at the top and drawn to a point below, in the shape of a conical roll of paper; as, a cucullate leaf. Gray.…Cŭc'ū-lus, n. p. 321(Ornith.) A genus of passerine birds of the order Cuculidæ, including the cuckoo, and having the toes placed two before and two behind.Cŭ'cum-ber, n. p. 321(Bot.) A well-known plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucumis. The species commonly eaten unripe as a salad is C. sativus. ☞ Formerly pronounced kow'kum-ber, and still so called by the vulgar.Cu-cū'mi-fōrm, a. p. 321Having the form of a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and either straight or curved.Cū'cu-mis, n. p. 321(Bot.) A genus of plants including the cucumber, melon, and some kinds of gourd.Cu-cār'bit or Cu-cār'bite, n. p. 321A chemical vessel, originally made in the shape of a gourd; but sometimes shallow, with a wide mouth, and used in distillation.Cu-cúr'bí-tā, n. p. 321(Bot.) A genus of plants including the gourd, squash, pumpkin, &c.Cu-cūr'bi-tā'ceōus, a. p. 321(Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, the family of plants which includes the melon and cucumber.Cu-cûr'/bi-tîve, a. p. 321Having the shape of a gourd-seed;—said of certain small worms.