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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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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.Cûr'dle, v. t. p. 324To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. “To curdle whites of eggs.” Boyle. 2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. Dryden.Cûrd'less, a. p. 324Destitute of curd.Cûrd'y, a. p. 324Like curd; full of curd; coagulated. “A curdy mass.” Arbuthnot.Cūre, n. p. 324Care, heed, or attention. [Obs.] Of study took he most cure and heed. Chaucer. Vicarages of great cure, but small value. Fuller. 2. Spiritual charge; care of souls; the office of a curate; hence…Cūre, v. t. p. 324To bestow healing upon; to heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity. The child was cured from that very hour. Matt. xvii. 18. 2. To subdue or remove by remedial means; to bring relief of; to…Cūre, v. i. p. 324To pay heed; to care. [Obs.] Construe that as you list, I do not cure. Chaucer. 2. To restore health: to effect a cure. Like Achilles’ spear, So able with the change to kill and cure. Shak. 3. To be…Curé, n. p. 324A curate; a parson.Cūre'less, a. p. 324Incapable of cure; not admitting of a remedy; incurable. With patience undergo A cureless ill, since fate will have it so. Dryden.Cūr'er, n. p. 324One who cures; a healer; a physician.Cu-rête', n. p. 324(Surg.) A small scoop for removing opaque matter from the eye after extracting a cataract. Hooper.Cur'few, n. p. 324The ringing of a bell at nightfall, originally designed as a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest: the practice was instituted by William the Conqueror.…Cū'ri-a, n. p. 324(Rom. Antiq.) (a.) One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus. (b.) The place of assembly of one of these divisions. (c.) The place where the meetings of the Roman…Cū'ri-a-lis'tic, a. p. 324Pertaining to a court.Cū'ri-āl'i-ty, n. p. 324The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court. [Obs.] Bacon.Cû'ri-et, n. p. 324Armor for the thigh. [Obs.] Spenser.Cūr'ing-house, n. p. 324A building in which any thing is cured; especially, in the West Indies, a building in which sugar is drained and dried.Cū'ri-o-lŏg'ĭc, a. p. 324Pertaining to a rude kind of hieroglyphics, or pictorial representation.Cû'ri-ös'i-ty, n. p. 324The state or quality of being curious; nicety; accuracy; scrupulousness. When thou wast in thy guilt and perfume, they mocked thee for too much curiosity. Shak. A screen accurately cut in tapiary…