Curch
Curch (k??rch), n. See Courche.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Curculio
Cur‐cu″li‐o (k?r–r?″l?–?), n.; pl.Curculios (–�z). (Zoöl.) One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; — called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and ...
Curculionidous
Cur′cu‐li‐on″i‐dous (k?r′–k?–l?–?n″?–d?s), a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Curculionideæ, or weevil tribe.
Curcuma
‖Cur″cu‐ma (k?r″k?–m?), n. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma; all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. Turmeric.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Scitamineæ, including the turmeric plant (Curcum...
Curcumin
Cur″cu‐min (–m?n), n.(Chem.) The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root, extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance, C14H14O4, with a green fluorescence.☞ It p...
Curd
Curd (kûrd), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. gruth, Ir, gruth, cruth, curd, cruthaim I milk.] [Sometimes written crud.] 1. The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distingui...
Curd (2)
Curd (k?rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curded; p. pr. & vb. n.Curding.] To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.Does it curd thy bloodTo say I am thy mother?Shak.
Curd (3)
Curd, v. i. To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and whey Shak.
Curdiness
Curd″i‐ness (–?–n?s), n. The state of being curdy.
Curdle
Cur″dle (k?r″d'l), v. i. [From Curd.] [Sometimes written crudle and cruddle.] 1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. Thomson.2. To thicken; to c...
Curdle (2)
Cur″dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curdled (–d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Curdling (–dl?ng).] 1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. “To curdle whites of eggs” Boyle.2. To congeal or ...
Curdless
Curd″less (k?rd″l?s), a. Destitute of curd.
Curdy
Curd″y (k?rd″?), a. Like curd; full of curd; coagulated. “A curdy mass.” Arbuthnot.
Curé
‖Cu′ré″ (kụ′rā̍″), n. [F., fr. LL. curatus. See Curate.] A curate; a pardon.
Cure
Cure (kūr), n. [OF, cure care, F., also, cure, healing, cure of souls, L. cura care, medical attendance, cure; perh. akin to cavere to pay heed, E. cution. Cure is not related t...
Cure (2)
Cure, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cured (kūrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Curing.] [OF. curer to take care, to heal, F., only, to cleanse, L. curare to take care, to heal, fr. cura. See Cure,.] 1. ...
Cure (3)
Cure, v. i. 1. To pay heed; to care; to give attention.2. To restore health; to effect a cure.Whose smile and frown, like to Achilles' spear,Is able with the change to kill and ...
Cureall
Cure″‐all′ (k?r″?l′), n. A remedy for all diseases, or for all ills; a panacea.
Cureless
Cure″less, a. Incapable of cure; incurable.With patience undergoA cureless ill, since fate will have it so.Dryden.
Curer
Cur″er (–?r), n. 1. One who cures; a healer; a physician.2. One who prepares beef, fish, etc., for preservation by drying, salting, smoking, etc.
Curette
‖Cu‐rette″ (kụ‐rĕt″), n. [F., fr. curer to cleanse.] (Med.) A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from th...
Curette (2)
Cu‐rette″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curetted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Curetting.] (Med.) To scrape with a curette.
Curfew
Cur″few (kûr″fū), n. [OE. courfew, curfu, fr. OF. cuevrefu, covrefeu, F. couvre-feu; covrir to cover + feu fire, fr. L. focus fireplace, hearth. See Cover, and Focus.] 1. The ri...
Curia
‖Cu″ri‐a (k?″r?–?), n.; pl.Curle (–�). 1. (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 thes...
Curial
Cu″ri‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the papal curia; as, the curial etiquette of the Vatican. — n. A member of a curia, esp. of that of Rome or the later Italian sovereignties.
Curialism
Cu″ri‐a‐lism (kū″rĭ‐ȧ‐lĭ?z'm), n. The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. Gladstone.
Curialist
Cu″ri‐a‐list (k?″r?–?–l?st), n. One who belongs to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church. Shipley.