Cunningman
Cun″ning‐man′ (–m?n′), n. A fortune teller; one who pretends to reveal mysteries. Hudibras.
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Cunningness
Cun″ning‐ness, n. Quality of being cunning; craft.
Cup
Cup (kŭp), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. κύπη hut, Skr. kūpa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. Coop, Cupola, Cowl a water vessel, and Cob, Co...
Cup (2)
Cup, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cupped (kŭpt); p. pr. & vb. n.Cupping.] 1. To supply with cups of wine.Cup us, till the world go round.Shak.2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; t...
Cup shake
Cup shake. (Forestry) A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree, found oftenest near the roots.
Cup-gall
Cup″–gall′ (–g?l′), n. A kind of oak-leaf gall. See Gall.
Cup-moss
Cup″–moss′ (k?p″m?s′; 115), n.(Bot.) A kind of lichen, of the genus Cladonia.
Cup-rose
Cup″–rose (k?p″r?z), n. Red poppy. See Cop-rose.
Cupbearer
Cup″bear′er (–bâr′ẽr), n. 1. One 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 wit...
Cupboard
Cup″board (kŭb″bẽrd), n. [Cup + board.] 1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. Bacon.2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any ...
Cupboard (2)
Cup″board, v. t. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. Shak.
Cupel
Cu″pel (kū″pĕl), n. [LL. cupella cup (cf. L. cupella, small cask, dim. of cupa): cf. F. coupelle. See Cup, and cf. Coblet.] A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metal...
Cupel (2)
Cu‐pel″ (kū̍‐pĕl″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cupelled (–p?ld″); p. pr. & vb. n.Cupelling.] To refine by means of a cupel.
Cupellation
Cu′pel‐la″tion (kū′pĕl‐lā″shŭn) n. [See Cupel.] The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a cupel.☞ The process consist in exposing the cupel containing the metal ...
Cupful
Cup″ful (k?p″f?l), n.; pl.Cupfuls (–f�lz). As much as a cup will hold.
Cupid
Cu″pid (k?″p?d), n. [L. Cupido, fr. cupido desire, desire of love, fr. cupidus. See Cupidity.] (Rom. Myth.) The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged...
Cupidity
Cu‐pid″i‐ty (k?–p?d″?–t?), n. [F. cupidite, L. cupiditas, fr. cupidus longing, desiring, fr. cupere to long for, desire. See Covet.] 1. A passionate desire; love.2. Eager or ino...
Cupola
Cu″po‐la (k?″p?–l?), n.; pl.Cupolas (–l�z). [It. cupola, LL. cupula, cuppula (cf. L. cupula little tub). fr. cupa, cuppa, cup; cf. L. cupa tub. So called on account of its resem...
Cupper
Cup″per (kŭp″pẽr), n. [Fropm cup.] One who performs the operation of cupping.
Cupping
Cup″ping (k?p″p?ng), n.(Med.) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also, sometimes, a similar operation...
Cuppy
Cup″py (?), a. 1. Hollow; cuplike; also, full of cups, or small depressions.2. Characterized by cup shakes; — said of timber.
Cupreous
Cu″pre‐ous (k?″pr?–?s), a. [L. cupreus, fr. cuprum.] Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
Cupric
Cu″pric (k?″pr?k), a. [From Cuprum.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; — said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present ...
Cupriferous
Cu‐prif″er‐ous (k?–pr?f″?r–?s), a. [Cuprum + -ferous.] Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.
Cuprite
Cu″prite (k?″pr?t), n.(Min.) The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.
Cuproid
Cu″proid (k?″proid), n. [Cuprum + -oid.] (Crystalloq.) A solid related to a tetrahedron, and contained under twelve equal triangles.
Cuprous
Cu″prous (k?″pr?s), a. [From Cuprum.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; — said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present...