Webster's Dictionary 1913

10126

Cuprum

‖Cu″prum (k?″pr?m), n.(Chem.) Copper.

10127

Cupulate

Cu″pu‐late (k?″p?–l?t), a. Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.

10128

Cupule

Cu″pule (k?″p?l), n. [See Cupola.] 1. (Bot.) A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc.2. (Zoöl.) A sucker or acetabulum.

10129

Cupuliferous

Cu′pu‐lif″er‐ous (k?′p?–l?f″?r–?s), a. [Cupule + -ferous: cf. F. cupulifère.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the oak and the chestnut are exampl...

10130

Cur

Cur (kûr), n. [OE. curre, kur; cf. dial. Sw. kurre dog, OD. korre watchdog, and Icel. kurra to murmur, grumble, Sw. kurra to rumble, croak, Dan. kurre to coo, whirr; prob. of im...

10131

Curability

Cur′a‐bil″i‐ty (k?r′?–b?l″?–t?), n. The state of being curable; curableness.

10132

Curable

Cur″a‐ble (k?r″?–b'l), a. [Cf. F. curable. See Cure, v. t.] Capable of being cured; admitting remedy. “Curable diseases.” Harvey. — Cur″a‐ble‐ness, n. — Cur′a‐bly, adv.

10133

Curaçao

{ Cu′ra‐çao″, Cu′ra‐çoa″, } (k??′r?–s?″), n. A liqueur, or cordial, flavored with orange peel, cinnamon, and mace; — first made at the island of Curaçcao.

10134

Curacy

Cu″ra‐cy (k?″r?–s?), n.; pl.Curacies (–s�z). [See Cure, Curate.] The office or employment of a curate.

10135

Curare

{ Cu‐ra″reCu‐ra″ri } (k?–r?″r?), n. [Native name. Cf. Wourall.] A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American Indians from the bark of several species of Strychnos (S....

10136

Curarine

Cu″ra‐rine (k?″r?–r?n or k?–r?″r?n; 104), n.(Chem.) A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera. It is obtained in crystalline colorless s...

10137

Curarize

Cu″ra‐rize (–r?z), v. t. To poison with curare.

10138

Curassow

Cu‐ras″sow (k?–r?s″s?), n.(Zool.) A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax, Ourax, etc., of the family Cracidæ.☞ The crested curassow (Crax alector) is black, and a...

10139

Curat

Cu″rat (k?″r?t), n. [SeeCuirass.] A cuirass or breastplate. Spenser.

10140

Curate

Cu″rate (k?″r?t), n. [LL. curatus, prop., one who is charged with the care (L. cura) of souls. See Cure, n., and cf. Curé] One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergym...

10141

Curateship

Cu″rate‐ship, n. A curacy.

10142

Curation

Cu‐ra″tion (k?–r?″sh?n), n. [Cf. OF. curacion.] Cure; healing. Chaucer.

10143

Curative

Cur″a‐tive (k?r″?–t?v), a. [Cf. F. curatif. See Cure, v. t.] Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure. Arbuthnot.

10144

Curator

Cu‐ra″tor (k?–r?″t?r). n. [L., fr. curare to take care of, fr. cura care.] 1. One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper.2. One ...

10145

Curatorship

Cu‐ra″tor‐ship, n. The office of a curator.

10146

Curatrix

Cu‐ra″trix (–tr?ks), n. 1. A woman who cures.2. A woman who is a guardian or custodian. Burrill.

10147

Curb

Curb (k?rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curbed (k?rbd); p. pr. & vb. n.Curbing.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L. curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. ������ curved. Cf. Curve.] 1. T...

10148

Curb (2)

Curb, v. i. To bend; to crouch; to cringe.Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg,Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good.Shak.

10149

Curb (3)

Curb, n. 1. That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn...

10150

Curb roof

Curb″ roof′ (r??f′). A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.

10151

Curbless

Curb″less, a. Having no curb or restraint.

10152

Curbstone

Curb″stone′ (kûrb″stōn′), n. A stone set along a margin as a limit and protection, as along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone.Curbstone broker. See under Br...