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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Cup, n. p. 323A small vessel used commonly to drink from; a chalice. There, take it to you, trenchers, cups and all. Shak. 2. The contents of such a vessel; the portion to be drunk; a cupful. “Give me a cup of…Cup and ball p. 323a familiar toy of children, having a cup on the top of a piece of wood to which a ball is attached by a cord; the ball, being thrown up, is to be caught in the cup. O that I were a child to play with…Cūp, v. t. p. 323To supply with cups. Cup us till the world go round. Shak. 2. (Surg.) To procure a discharge of blood from a scarified part of the body by atmospheric pressure.Cŭp'-beār'er, n. p. 323One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment. 2. (Antiq.) One of the attendants of a prince or noble, permanently charged with the performance of this office for his master.Cŭp'board, n. p. 323A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, plates, dishes, and the like. Cupboard-love, interested love, or that which has an eye to the cupboard. “Cupboard-love is seldom true.” Poor…Cūp'board, v. t. p. 323To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [Obs.] Shak.Cū'pel, n. p. 323A small cup or vessel used in refining precious metals, usually made of burnt bones, and on this account somewhat porous. [Written also coppel.]Cu-pēl', v. t. p. 323To separate by means of a cupel; to refine.Cū'pel-dūst, n. p. 323Powder used in purifying metals.Cū'pel-lā'tion, n. p. 323The analyzing or refining of gold, silver, and other metals, in a cupel. ☞ The process consists in adding a small piece of lead to an alloy containing the metal to be analyzed or refined, and then…Cŭp'ful, n. p. 323As much as a cup will hold.Cūp'-gall, n. p. 323A kind of gall found on the leaves of oaks, &c., and containing the worm of a small fly.Cū'pid, n. p. 323(Myth.) The god of love.Cu-pĭd'ĭ-ty, n. p. 323Eager desire to possess something; inordinate or unlawful desire, especially of wealth or power; covetousness; lust. With the feelings of political distrust, were mingled those of cupidity and envy…Cŭp'-mŏss, n. p. 323A sort of moss.Cū'po-lā, n. p. 323(Arch.) A spherical or dome-like vault on the top of an edifice, usually on a tower or steeple, as of a public building. 2. The round top of a furnace, or the furnace itself.Cū'po-laed, a. p. 323Having a cupola. [Obs.] Herbert.Cūp'per, n. p. 323One who applies a cupping-glass; a scarifier.Cŭp'ping, n. p. 323(Surg.) The operation of drawing blood with a cupping-glass, after scarification of the parts, by exhausting the air in the cup. Dry cupping, the application of a cupping-glass without previous…Cūp'ping-glāss, n. p. 323A glass vessel like a cup, to be applied to the skin, with or without scarification.Cū'pre-oūs, a. p. 323Consisting of copper, or resembling copper; coppery.Cu-prēs'sus, n. p. 323(Bot.) A genus of coniferous evergreen trees, including the cypress.Cu-prĭf'er-ōŭs, a. p. 323Containing or affording copper; as, cupriferous silver.Cū'prite, n. p. 323(Min.) The red oxide of copper; red copper.Cū'proid, n. p. 324(Crystallog.) A solid related to a tetrahedron, and contained under twelve equal triangles. Dana.Cū'pro-plŭm'bīte, n. p. 324(Min.) A mineral consisting of the sulphides of copper and lead, and sometimes of silver in small quantity.Cŭp'-rōse, n. p. 324The poppy. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Cū'pu-lȧ, n. p. 324A cupule.Cū'pu-late, a. p. 324Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.Cŭ'pŭle, n. p. 324(Bot.) A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk of the filbert, chestnut, and the like. London. 2. (Nat. Hist.) A fleshy, concave disk, or little cup, used by the cuttlefish and some other…Cū'pu-lif'er-oŭs, a. p. 324Bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.Cúp'-vălve, n. p. 324(Mach.) A valve resembling a conical valve, but made in the form of a cup, or a hemisphere.Cŭr, n. p. 324A worthless dog. They, . . . like to village curs, Bark when their fellows do. Shak. 2. A worthless, snarling fellow; — used in contempt. What would you have, ye curs, That like not peace or war?…Cūr'a-ble, a. p. 324Capable of being healed or cured; admitting remedy. “Curable diseases.” Harvey.Cūr'a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 324State of being curable.Cūr'a-ble-ness, n. p. 324Possibility of being cured, healed, or remedied.Cu'ra-çoa', n. p. 324A liqueur, or cordial, flavored with orange-peel, cinnamon, and mace, and deriving its name from the island of Curaçao, where it was first made.Cŭ'ra-cy, n. p. 324The office or employment of a curate. Swift.Cu-rās'sōw, n. p. 324(Ornith.) A family of birds belonging to the order Gallinæ. The true curassow has a short, compressed bill, much arched from the base, and the orbits and the cheeks are more or less naked. The…Cū'rate, n. p. 324One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but now usually limited to the minister, whether presbyter or deacon, employed under the spiritual rector or vicar, as assistant to him.…Cū'rate-ship, n. p. 324A curacy.Cūr'a-tīve, a. p. 324Relating to the cure of diseases; tending to cure. Arbuthnot.Cu-rā'tor, n. p. 324One who has the care and superintendence of any thing, as of a museum or collection, or of a university or public edifice. 2. One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally…Cu-rā'tor-ship, n. p. 324The office of a curator.Cu-rā'trix, n. p. 324She who cures or heals.Cúrb, n. p. 324That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hinderance; especially, a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of the bit of a bridle, and capable of being drawn tightly…Cûrb, v. t. p. 324To bend or curve. [Obs.] “Crooked and curbed lines.” Holland. 2. To bend to one's will; to bow; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine. Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.…Cûrb'less, a. p. 324Having no curb or restraint.Cûrb'-plāte, n. p. 324(Arch.) A circular, continued plate, designed to support or restrain some part, as the wall-plate of a circular dome, or the plate of a skylight, or the plate in a curb-roof, which receives the feet…Cûrb'-roof, n. p. 324A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof; a mansard-roof.Cûrb'-stōne, n. p. 324A stone usually placed edgewise against earth or stone-work to prevent its giving way; as, the curb-stone of a pavement or of a well. [Written also kĕrb-stone, or kĭrb-stone.]Curch, n. p. 324See COURCHE.Cur-cu'li-o, n. p. 324(En-tom.) (a.) A family of beetles, called also weevils, of which there are many genera. (b.) A genus in this family. The species have a beak-shaped mouth, and are destructive to fruit, grain, &c.…Cûr'-cu-li-ōn'i-dōus, a. p. 324Pertaining or related to the Curculionidæ, or weevil tribe.Cur'-cu-mā, n. p. 324A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa). Curcuma paper, or turmeric paper (Chem.), paper stained with a decoction of turmeric, and used to detect the…Cûrd, n. p. 324The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese. Curds and cream, the flower of country fare. Dryden.…Cûrd, v. t. p. 324To cause to coagulate or thicken; to curdle; to congeal. Does it curd thy blood To say I am thy mother? Shak.Cûrd, v. i. p. 324To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey. It doth posset And curd, like eager droppings into milk. Shak.Cûrd'i-ness, n. p. 324The state of being curdy or like curd; coagulation.Cûr'dle, v. i. p. 324To change into curd; to coagulate or concrete. “The curdling cheese.” Thomson. 2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart’s blood curdle cold. Southey.