Chapter 374

To chew the cud , to ruminate; to meditate; used with of ; as, to chew the cud of bitter memories.

Chewed the thrice turned cud of wrath. Tennyson.

Cudbear <Xpage=354>

Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`) , n [Also cudbeard , corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea .

Ure.

2. (Bot.) A lichen ( Lecanora tartarea ), from which the powder is obtained.

Cudden <Xpage=354>

Cud"den (k?d"d'n) , n. [For sense 1, cf. Scot. cuddy an ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy .] 1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Obs.]

The slavering cudden , propped upon his staff. Dryden.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy .

Cuddle <Xpage=354>

Cud"dle (k?d"d'l) , v. i. [ imp. & p.p. Cuddled (-d'ld) ; p.pr. & vb. n. Cuddling (-dl?ng) .] [Prob. for couthle , fr. couth known; cf. OE. kuppen to cuddle, or cu<?/lechen to make friends with. See Couth , Uncouth , Can .] To <?/ie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.

She cuddles low beneath the brake; Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly. Prior.

Cuddle <Xpage=354>

Cud"dle , v. t. To embrace closely; to foundle.

Forby.

Cuddle <Xpage=354>

Cud"dle , n. A close embrace.

Cuddy <Xpage=354>

Cud"dy (-d?) , n. [See Cudden . ] 1. An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. [Scot.]

2. Hence: A blockhead; a lout.

Hood.

3. (Mech.) A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.

Knight.

Cuddy <Xpage=354>

Cud"dy (k?d"d?) , n. [Prob. a contraction fr. D. kajuit cabin: cf. F. cahute hut.] (Naut.) A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel.

Cuddy <Xpage=354>

Cud"dy , n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig , cudainn , or E. cuttlefish , or cod , codfish .] (Zo\'94l) The coalfish ( Pollachius carbonarius ). [Written also cudden .]

Cudgel <Xpage=354>

Cudg"el (k?j"?l) , n. [OE. kuggel ; cf. G. keule club (with a round end), kugel ball, or perh. W. cogyl cudgel, or D. cudse , kuds , cudgel.] A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon.

He getteth him a grievous crabtree cudgel and . . . falls to rating of them as if they were dogs. Bunyan.

Cudgel play , a fight or sportive contest with cudgels. -- To cross the cudgels , to forbear or give up the contest; -- a phrase borrowed from the practice of cudgel players, who lay one cudgel over another when the contest is ended. -- To take up cudgels for , to engage in a contest in behalf of (some one or something).

Cudgel <Xpage=354>

Cudg"el , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cudgeled or Cudgelled (-<?/ld) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cudgeling or cudgelling .] To beat with a cudgel.

An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. Shak.

To cudgel one's brains , to exercise one's wits.

Cudgeler <Xpage=354>

Cudg"el*er (-?r) , n. One who beats with a cudgel. [Written also cudgeller .]

Cudweed <Xpage=354>

Cud"weed` (k?d"w?d`) , n [Apparently fr. cud . + weed , but perh. a corruption of cottonweed ; or of cut weed , so called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings.] (Bot.) A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium , but the name is now given to many plants of different genera, as Filago , Antennaria , etc.; cottonweed.

Cue <Xpage=354>

Cue (k<?/) , n. [ OF. coue , coe , F. queue , fr. L. coda , cauda , tail. Cf. Caudal , Coward , Queue .] 1. The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

2. The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword.

When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer. Shak.

3. A hint or intimation.

Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house. Swift.

4. The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.

Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it Without a prompter. Shak.

5. Humor; temper of mind. [Colloq.]

Dickens.

6. A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.

Cue <Xpage=354>

Cue , v. t. To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

Cue <Xpage=354>

Cue , n. [From q , an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing.] A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing. [Obs.]

&hand; The term was formerly current in the English universities, the letter q being the mark in the buttery books to denote such a portion.

Nares.

Hast thou worn Gowns in the university, tossed logic, Sucked philosophy, eat cues ? Old Play.

Cuerpo <Xpage=354>

Cuer"po (kw?r"p?) , n. [Sp. cuerpo , fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse .] The body.

In cuerpo , without full dress, so that the shape of the Body is exposed; hence, naked or uncovered.

Exposed in cuerpo to their rage. Hudibras.

Cuff <Xpage=354>

Cuff (k?f) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p . Cuffed (k<?/ft) ; p. pr. & vb. n . Cuffing .] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push, kufva to check, subdue, and E. cow , v. t. ] 1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. Shak.

They with their quills did all the hurt they could, And cuffed the tender chickens from their food. Dryden.

2. To buffet. " Cuffed by the gale."

Tennyson.

Cuff <Xpage=354>

Cuff , v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box.

While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. Dryden.

Cuff <Xpage=354>

Cuff , n. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.

Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff . Spenser.

Many a bitter kick and cuff . Hudibras.

Cuff <Xpage=354>

Cuff , n. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. Coif .]

1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.

He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band,short cuffs , and a peaked beard. Arbuthnot.

2. Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate;especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like.

Cuffy <Xpage=354>

Cuf"fy (k<?/f`f<?/) , n. A name for a negro. [Slang]

Cufic <Xpage=354>

Cu"fic (k?`f?k) , a. [So called from the town of Cufa , in the province of Bagdad.] Of or pertaining to the older characters of the Arabic language. [Written also Kufic .]

Cuinage <Xpage=354>

Cuin"age (kw?n`?j) , n. [Corrupted fr. coinage .] The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall.

Cuirass <Xpage=354>

Cui*rass" (kw?-r?s`, &or; kw?`r?s; 277) , n. ; pl. Cuirasses (-<?/z) . [ F. cuirasse , orig., a breas<?/plate of leather, for OF. cuir<?/e , cuirie influenced by It. corazza , or Sp. cora<?/<?/ , fr. an assumed LL. coriacea , fr. L. coriacevs, adj., of leather, fr. corium leather, hide; akin to Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ intestinal membrane, OSlav. skora hide, Lith. skura hide, leather. Cf. Coriaceous .] 1. (a) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle . (b) The breastplate taken by itself.

&hand; The cuirass covered the body before and behind. It consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances. It was originally, as the name imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal. Crose.

2. (Zo\'94l) An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.

Cuirassed <Xpage=354>

Cui*rassed" (kw?-r?st` &or; kw?`r?st) , a. 1. Wearing a cuirass.

2. (Zo\'94l) Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass;- said of certain fishes.

Cuirassier <Xpage=354>

Cui`ras*sier" (kw?`r?s-s?r") , n. [F. cuirassier . See Curass .] A soldier armed with a cuirass.

Milton.

Cuish <Xpage=354>

Cuish (kw?s) , n. [F. cuisse thigh, fr. L. coxa hip: cf. F. cuissard , OF, cuissot , armor for the thigh, cuish. Cf. Hough .] Defensive armor for the thighs. [ Written also cuisse , and quish.]

Cuisine <Xpage=354>

Cui`sine" (kw?`z?n") , n. [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen, fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen .] 1. The kitchen or cooking department.

2. Manner or style of cooking.

Culasse <Xpage=354>

Cu`lasse" (ku`l?s") , n. [F., fr. cul back.] The lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond.

Culdee <Xpage=354>

Cul*dee" (k<?/l-d<?/" &or; k<?/l"d<?/) , n. [ Prob. fr. Gael. cuilteach ; cf. Ir. ceilede .] One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

The pure Culdees Were Albyn's earliest priests of God. Campbell.

Cul-de-sac <Xpage=354>

Cul`-de-sac" (ku`de-s?k" &or; kul`de-s?k") , n. ; pl. Culs-de-sac (ku`- or kulz`-) . [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.]

1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.

2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front.

3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.

Culerage <Xpage=354>

Cul"er*age (k?l"?r-?j) , n. (Bot.) See Culrage .

Culex <Xpage=354>

Cu"lex (k?"l?ks) , n. [L., a gnat.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.

Culiciform <Xpage=354>

Cu*lic"i*form (k?-l?s"i-f?rm) . a. [L. culex a gnat + -form :cf. F. culiciforme .] (Zo\'94l.) Gnat-shaped.

Culinarily <Xpage=354>

Cu"li*na*ri*ly (k?`l?-n?-r?-l?) , adv. In the manner of a kitchen; in connection with a kitchen or cooking.

Culinary <Xpage=354>

Cu"li*na*ry (k?"l?-n?-r?) , a. [L. culinarius , fr. culina kitchen, perh. akin to carbo coal: cf. F. culinare .] Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens; as, a culinary vessel; the culinary art.

Cull <Xpage=354>

Cull (k?l) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Culled (k?ld) ; p. pr.& <?/<?/. n. Culling .] [OE. <?/ullen , OF. cuillir , coillir , F. cueillir , to gather, pluck, pick, fr. L. colligere . See Coil , v. t. , and cf. Collect .] To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or collect; as, to cuil flowers .

From his herd he culls , For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. Dryden.

Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled . Tennyson.

Cull <Xpage=354>

Cull , n. A cully; a dupe; a gull. See Gully .

Cullender <Xpage=354>

Cul"len*der (k?l"l?n-d?r) , n. A strainer. See Colander .

Culler <Xpage=354>

Cull"er (k?l"?r) , n. One who piks or chooses; esp., an inspector who select wares suitable for market.

Cullet <Xpage=354>

Cul"let (k?l"l?t) , n. [From Cull , v. t. ] Broken glass for remelting.

Cullet <Xpage=354>

Cul"let , n. [A dim. from F. cul back.] A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. See Collet , 3 (b) .

Cullibility <Xpage=354>

Cul`li*bil"i*ty (-l?-b?l"?-ty) , n. [From cully to trick, cheat.] Gullibility. [R.]

Swift.

Cullible <Xpage=354>

Cul"li*ble (k?l"l?-b'l) , a. Easily deceived; gullible.

Culling <Xpage=354>

Cull"ing (k?l"?ng) , n 1. The act of one who culls.

2. pl. Anything separated or selected from a mass.

Cullion <Xpage=354>

Cul"lion (k?l"y?n) , n. [OF. couillon , coillon , F. co<?/on , a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon , coillon , testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.] A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. "Away, base cullions ."

Shak.

Cullionly <Xpage=354>

Cul"lion*ly , a. Mean; base.

Shak.

Cullis <Xpage=354>

Cul"lis (k<?/l"l<?/s) , n. [OF. cole\'8bs , F. coulis , fr. OF. & F. couler to strain, to flow, fr. L. colare to filter, strain; cf. LL. coladicium . Cf. Colander .] A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly. [Obs.]

When I am exellent at caudles And cullises . . . you shall be welcome to me. Beau. & Fl.

Cullis <Xpage=354>

Cul"lis , n. ; pl. Cullises (-<?/z) . [F. coulisse groove, fr. the same source as E. cullis broth.] (Arch.) A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.

Culls <Xpage=354>

Culls (k?lz) , n. pl. [From Cull,, v. t. ] 1. Refuse timber, from which the best part has been culled out.

2. Any refuse stuff, as rolls not properly baked.

Cully <Xpage=354>

Cul"ly (k?l"l?) , n. ; pl. Cullies (-l<?/z) . [Abbrev. fr. cullion .] A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull.

I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess. Addison.

Cully <Xpage=354>

Cul"ly , v. t. [See Cully , n. , and cf. D. kullen to cheat, gull.] To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to cully fools."

Pomfret.

Cullyism <Xpage=354>

Cul"ly*ism (-?z'm) , n. The state of being a cully.

Less frequent instances of eminent cullyism . Spectator.

Cul</</ <Xpage=354>

Cul<?/<?/ (k?lm) , n. [L. culmus stark, stem; akin to colasmus . See Halm .] (Bot.) The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.

Culm <Xpage=354>

Culm , n. [Perh. from W. cwlm knot or tie, applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales: cf. OE. culme smoke, soot.] (Min.) (a) Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found in small masses. (b) The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel.

Raymond.

Culmen <Xpage=354>

Cul"men (k?l"m?n) , n. [L., fr. cellere (in comp.) to impel; cf. celsus pushed upward, lofty.] 1. Top; summit; acme.

R. North.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The dorsal ridge of a bird's bill.

Culmiferous <Xpage=354>

Cul*mif"er*ous (k?l-m?f"?r-?s) , a. [L. culmus stalk or stem + -ferous : cf. F. culmif<?/re .] Having jointed stems or culms.

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Culmiferous <Xpage=355>

Cul*mif"er*ous (k?l-m?f"?r-?s) , a. [2d culm + -ferous .] (Min.) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.

Culminal <Xpage=355>

Cul"mi*nal (k?l"m?-nal) , a. Pertaining to a culmen.

Culminant <Xpage=355>

Cul"mi*nant (-n a nt) , a. Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude; hence, predominant. [R.]

Culminate <Xpage=355>

Cul"mi*nate (k?l"m?-n?t) , v. i. [ imp. & p.p. Culminated (-n?`t?d) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating (-n<?/`t<?/ng.] [L. cuimen top or ridge. See Column .] 1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.

As when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. Milton.

2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc.

The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. Dana.

The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating . Motley.

Culminate <Xpage=355>

Cul"mi*nate (k?l"m?-n?t) , a. Growing upward, as distinguished from a laterral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals.

Dana.

Culmination <Xpage=355>

Cul"mi*na"tion (k?l`m?-n?"sh?n) , n. [Cf. F. culmination ] 1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.

2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

Culpa <Xpage=355>

Cul"pa (k?l"p?) , n. [L.] (Law) Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.

Wharton.

Culpability <Xpage=355>

Cul`pa*bil"i*ty (k?l`p?-b?l`?-t?) , n. ; pl. Culpabilities (-t<?/z) . [Cf. F. culpabilit\'82 .] The state of being culpable.

Culpable <Xpage=355>

Cul"pa*ble (k?l"p?-b'l) , a. [OE. culpable , coulpable , coupable , F. coupable , formerly also coupable , formerly also coulpable , culpable , fr. L. culpabilis , fr. culpare to blame, fr. culpa fault.]

1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral; criminal.

State Trials (1413).

If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he is not culpable , though he be mistaken in his measures. Sharp.

2. Guilty; as, clpable of a crime . [Obs.]

Spenser.

-- Cul"pa*ble*ness , n. -- Cul"pa*bly , adv.