Cutis
‖Cu″tis (k?″t?s), n. [L. See Cuticle.] (Anat.) See Dermis.
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Cutlass
Cut″lass (kŭt″las), n.; pl.Cutlasses (–ĕz). [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cultellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See Colter, and cf. Curtal ax.] A sh...
Cutler
Cut″ler (kŭt″lẽr), n. [OE. coteler, F. coutelier, LL. cultellarius, fr. L. cultellus. See Cutlass.] One who makes or deals in cutlery, or knives and other cutting instruments.
Cutlery
Cut″ler‐y (kŭt″lẽr‐y̆), n. 1. The business of a cutler.2. Edged or cutting instruments, collectively.
Cutlet
Cut″let (kŭt″lĕt), n. [F. côtelette, prop., little rib, dim. of côte rib, fr. L. costa. See Coast.] A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for broiling.
Cutling
Cut″ling (kŭt″lĭng), n., [Cf. Cuttle a knife.] The art of making edged tools or cutlery. Milton.
Cutose
Cu″tose (kū″tōs), n. [L. cutis skin.] (Chem.) A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingr...
Cutpurse
Cut″purse′ (kŭt″pûrs′), n. One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one wh...
Cutter
Cut″ter (k?t″t?r), n. 1. One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.2. That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrum...
Cutthroat
Cut″throat′ (k?t″thr?t′), n. One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
Cutthroat (2)
Cut″throat′, a. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
Cutting
Cut″ting (kŭt″tĭng), n. 1. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.2. Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from...
Cutting (2)
Cut″ting, a. 1. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.2. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.
Cuttingly
Cut″ting‐ly, adv. In a cutting manner.
Cuttle
Cut″tle (k?t″t'l), n. [OF. cultel, coltel, coutel, fr. L. cultellus. See Cutlass.] A knife. Bale.
Cuttle (2)
{ Cut″tle (kŭt″t'l), Cut″tle‐fish′ (–fĭsh′), } n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G. kuttelfish; cf. G. kötel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts, G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cw...
Cuttle bone
Cut″tle bone′ (bōn′). The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc.
Cuttoo plate
Cut‐too″ plate′ (k?t–t??″ pl?t′). A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away from the axle.
Cutty
Cut″ty (kŭt″ty̆), a. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. See Cut.] Short; as, a cutty knife; a cutty sark.
Cutty (2)
Cut″ty (k?t″t?), n. 1. A short spoon.2. A short tobacco pipe. Ramsay.3. A light or unchaste woman. Sir W. Scott.
Cuttystool
Cut″ty‐stool′ (–sto͞ol′), n. 1. A low stool.2. A seat in old Scottish churches, where offenders were made to sit, for public rebuke by the minister.
Cutwal
‖Cut″wal (kŭt″wa̤l), n. [Per. kotwāl.] The chief police officer of a large city.
Cutwater
Cut″wa′ter (kŭt″wa̤′tẽr), n.(Naut.) 1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or e...
Cutwork
Cut″work′ (kŭt″wûrk′), n.(Fine Arts) An ancient term for embroidery, esp. applied to the earliest form of lace, or to that early embroidery on linen and the like, from which the...
Cutworm
Cut″worm′ (–w?rm′), n.(Zoöl.) A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend fruit trees and eat off the flo...
Cuvette
‖Cu‐vette″ (k?–w?t″), n. [F., dim. of cuve a tub.]1. A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.2. (Fort.) A cunette.
Cyamelide
Cy‐am″e‐lide (sī̍‐ăm″ē̍‐lĭd or –līd; 104), n.(Chem.) A white amorphous substance, regarded as a polymeric modification of isocyanic acid.