Webster's Dictionary 1913

10288

Curvilinead

Cur′vi‐lin″e‐ad (k?r′v?–l?n″?–?d), n.(Geom.) An instrument for drawing curved lines.

10289

Curvilineal

{ Cur′vi‐lin″e‐al (–al), Cur′vi‐lin″e‐ar (–?r), } a. [L. curvus bent + E. lineal, linear.] Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure.

10290

Curvilinearity

Cur′vi‐lin′e‐ar″i‐ty (–?r″?–t?), n. The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved lines.

10291

Curvilinearly

Cur′vi‐lin″e‐ar‐ly (–?r–l?), adv. In a curvilinear manner.

10292

Curvinerved

Cur″vi‐nerved′ (–n?rvd′), a. [L. curvus bent + E. nerve.] (Bot.) Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; — called also curvinervate and curve-veined.

10293

Curvirostral

Cur′vi‐ros″tral (–r?s″tral), a. [L. curvus + E. rostral.] (Zoöl.) Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill.

10294

Curvirostres

‖Cur″vi‐ros″tres (–r?s″tr?z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. curvus curved + rostrum beak, rostrum.] (Zoöl.) A group of passerine birds, including the creepers and nuthatches.

10295

Curviserial

Cur′vi‐se″ri‐al (–s?″r?–al), a. [L. curvus bent + E. serial.] (Bot.) Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem.

10296

Curvity

Cur″vi‐ty (k?r″v?–y?), n. [L. curvitas, from curvus bent: cf. F. curvité.] The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness. Holder.

10297

Curvograph

Cur″vo‐graph (k?r″v?–gr?f), n. [L. curvus bent + -graph.] (Geom.) An arcograph.

10298

Cuscus

Cus″cus (?), n. [The same word as Couscous, fr. F. couscous couscous, Ar. kuskus.] (Bot.) A soft grass (Pennisetum typhoideum) found in all tropical regions, used as food for me...

10299

Cuscus oil

Cuscus oil. Same as Vetiver oil.

10300

Cushat

Cush″at (k??sh″?t), n. [AS. cusceote.] (Zoöl.) The ringdove or wood pigeon.Scarce with cushat's homely song can vie.Sir W. Scott.

10301

Cushewbird

Cush″ew‐bird (k?sh″?–b?rd′), n.(Zoöl) The galeated curassow. See Curassow.

10302

Cushion

Cush″ion (k??sh″?n), n. [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF. coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum, dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See Quilt, and cf....

10303

Cushion (2)

Cush″ion (k??sh″?n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cushioned (–?nd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cushioning.] 1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.Many who are cushioned on thrones would have rem...

10304

Cushion tire

Cushion tire. A thick solid-rubber tire, as for a bicycle, with a hollow groove running lengthwise on the inside.

10305

Cushionet

Cush″ion‐et (k??sh″?n–?t), n. [OF. coissinet, F. coussinet. See Cushion, and cf. Coussinet.] A little cushion.

10306

Cushionless

Cush″ion‐less, a. Not furnished with a cushion.Rows of long, cushionless benches, supplying the place of pews.Hawthorne.

10307

Cushiony

Cush″ion‐y (–?), a. Like a cushion; soft; pliable.A flat and cushiony nose.Dickens.

10308

Cushite

Cush″ite (k?sh″?t), n. A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham and grandson of Noah.

10309

Cusk

Cusk (k?sk), n.(Zoöl.) A large, edible, marine fish (Brosmius brosme), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; — called also tusk and torsk.

10310

Cuskin

Cus″kin (k?s″k?n), n. A kind of drinking cup.

10311

Cusp

Cusp (kŭsp), n. [L. cuspis, -idis, point, pointed end.] 1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.2. (Astrol.) The begin...

10312

Cusp (2)

Cusp, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cusped (k?spt); p. pr. & vb. n.Cusping.] To furnish with a cusp or cusps.

10313

Cuspated

Cus″pa‐ted (k?s″p?–t?d), a. Ending in a point.

10314

Cuspid

Cus″pid (k?s″p?d), n. [See Cusp.] (Anat.) One of the canine teeth; — so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.