The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 381
Cut and dried , prepered beforehand; not spontaneous. -- Cut glass , glass having a surface ground and polished in facets or figures. -- Cut nail , a nail cut by machinery from a rolled plate of iron, in distinction from a wrought nail . -- Cut stone , stone hewn or chiseled to shape after having been split from the quarry.
Cutaneous <Xpage=360>
Cu*ta"ne*ous (k?-t?"n?-?s) , a. [Cf. F. cutan<?/ , fr. L. cutis skin. See Cuticle .] Of pertaining to the skin; existing on, or affecting, the skin; as, a cutaneous disease; cutaneous absorption; cutaneous respiration.
Cutaway <Xpage=360>
Cut"a*way` (k?t"?-w?`) , a. Having a part cut off or away; having the corners rounded or cut away.
Cutaway coat , a coat whose skirts are cut away in front so as not to meet at the bottom.
Cutch <Xpage=360>
Cutch (k?ch; 224) , n. See Catechu .
Cutch <Xpage=360>
Cutch , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Cultch .
Cutchery <Xpage=360>
Cutch"er*y (k?ch"?r-?) , n. [Hind. kachahri .] A hindoo hall of justice.
Malcom.
Cute <Xpage=360>
Cute (k?t) , a. [An abbrev. of acute .] Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. [Colloq.]
Cuteness <Xpage=360>
Cute"ness , n. Acuteness; cunning. [Colloq.]
Cutgrass <Xpage=360>
Cut"grass` (k?t"gr?s`) . A grass with leaves having edges furnished with very minute hooked prickles, which form a cutting edge; one or more species of Leersia .
Cuticle <Xpage=360>
Cu"ti*cle (k?"t?-k'l) , n. [L. cuticula , dim. of cuttis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.] 1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin .
2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.
3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
Cuticular <Xpage=360>
Cu*tic"u*lar (k?-t?k"?-l?r) , a. Pertaining to the cuticle, or external coat of the skin; epidermal.
Cutin <Xpage=360>
Cu"tin (k?"t?n) , n. [L. cutis skin, outside.] (Bot.) The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.
Cutinization <Xpage=360>
Cu`tin*i*za"tion (k?`t?n-?-z?"sh?n) , n. (Bot.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork.
Cutinize <Xpage=360>
Cu"tin*ize (k?"t?n-?z) , v. t. & i. To change into cutin.
Cutis <Xpage=360>
Cu"tis (k?"t?s) , n. [L. See Cuticle .] (Anat.) See Dermis .
Cutlass <Xpage=360>
Cut"lass (k?t"l a ss) , n. ; pl. Cutlasses (-Ez) . [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio ), augm. fr. L. cuttellus a smallknife, dim. of culter knife. See Colter , and cf. Curtal ax .] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax .
Cutlass fish , (Zo\'94l.) , a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ( Trichirus lepturus ) of the southern United States and West Indies; -- called also saber fish , silver eel , and, improperly, swordfish .
Cutler <Xpage=360>
Cut"ler (kUt"lEr) , 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 <Xpage=360>
Cut"ler*y (k?t"l?r-?) , n. 1. The business of a cutler.
2. Edged or cutting instruments, collectively.
Cutlet <Xpage=360>
Cut"let (k?t"l?t) , n. [F. c<?/telette , prop., little rib, dim. of c<?/te rib, fr. L. costa . See Coast .] A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for broiling.
Cutling <Xpage=360>
Cut"ling (k?t"l?ng) , n. , [Cf. Cuttle a knife.] The art of making edged tools or cutlery. [Obs.]
Milton.
Cut-off <Xpage=360>
Cut"-off` (k?t"?f`; 115) , n. 1. That which cuts off or shortens, as a nearer passage or road.
2. (Mach.) (a) The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in. See Expansion gear , under Expansion . (b) Any device for stopping or changing a current, as of grain or water in a spout.
Cutose <Xpage=360>
Cu"tose (k?"t?s) , 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 ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid.
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Cut-out <Xpage=361>
Cut"-out` (k?t"out`) , n. (a) (Telegraphy) A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit. (b) (Elec.) A divice for breaking or separating a portion of circuit.
Cutpurse <Xpage=361>
Cut"purse` (k?t"p?rs`) , 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 who steals from the person; a pickpocket
To have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cutpurse . Shak.
Cutter <Xpage=361>
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 instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter .
3. A fore tooth; an incisor.
Ray.
4. (Naut.) (a) A boat used by ships of war. (b) A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often heavily weighted with lead. (c) A small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the revenue marine service; -- also called revenue cutter .
5. A small, light one-horse sleigh.
6. An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.
7. A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer. [Obs.]
8. A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; -- so called from the facility with which it can be cut.
Cutter bar . (Mach.) (a) A bar which carries a cutter or cutting tool, as in a boring machine. (b) The bar to which the triangular knives of a harvester are attached. -- Cutter head (Mach.) , a rotating head, which itself forms a cutter, or a rotating stock to which cutters may be attached, as in a planing or matching machine.
Knight.
Cutthroat <Xpage=361>
Cut"throat` (k?t"thr?t`) , n. One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
Cutthroat <Xpage=361>
Cut"throat` , a. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
Cutting <Xpage=361>
Cut"ting (k?t"t?ng) , 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 <?/<?/ion cut off from a stoock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.
Cutting <Xpage=361>
Cut"ting , a. 1. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool .
2. Chilling; penetratinn; sharp; as, a cutting wind .
3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply .
Cuttingly <Xpage=361>
Cut"ting*ly , adv. In a cutting manner.
Cuttle <Xpage=361>
Cut"tle (k?t"t'l) , n. [OF. cultel , coltel , coutel , fr. L. cultellus . See Cutlass .] A knife. [Obs.]
Bale.
Cuttle ktt'l, Cuttlefish <Xpage=361>
Cut"tle (k?t"t'l) , Cut"tle*fish` (-f?sh`) , n. [OE. codule , AS. cudele ; akin to G. kuttelfish ; cf. G. k<?/tel , D. keutel , dirt from the guts, G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwip womb, Gith. qipus belly, womb.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A cephalopod of the genus Sepia , having an internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate cephalopods generally.
&hand; It has an ink bag , opening into the siphon, from which, when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds the water, enabling it to escape observation.
2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle me." Shak.
Cuttle bone <Xpage=361>
Cut"tle bone` (b?n`) . The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc.
Cuttoo plate <Xpage=361>
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.
Cytty <Xpage=361>
Cyt"ty (k?t"t?) , a. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. See Cut .] Short; as, a cutty knife; a cutty sark. [Scot.]
Cutty <Xpage=361>
Cut"ty (k?t"t?) , n. [Scotch.] 1. A short spoon.
2. A short tobacco pipe.
Ramsay.
3. A light or unchaste woman.
Sir W. Scott.
Cuttystoo <Xpage=361>
Cut"ty*stoo` (-st??l`) , n. 1. A low stool [Scot.]
2. A seat in old Scottish churches, where offenders were made to sit, for public rebuke by the minister.
Cutwal <Xpage=361>
Cut"wal (k?t"w?l) , n. [Per. kotw<?/l .] The chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]
Cutwater <Xpage=361>
Cut"wa`ter (k?t"wa`t?r) , 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 birdge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A sea bird of the Atlantic ( Rhynchops nigra ); -- called also black skimmer , scissorsbill , and razorbill . See Skimmer .
Cutwork <Xpage=361>
Cut"work` (k?t"w?rk`) , 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 manufacture of lace was developed.
Cutworm <Xpage=361>
Cut"worm` (-w?rm`) , n. (Zo\'94l.) 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 flower buds. During the day, they conceal themselves in the earth. The common cutworms are the larv\'91 of various species of Agrotis and related genera of noctuid moths.
Cuvette <Xpage=361>
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.
<-- 3. (Spectrometry) (Analytical chemistry) A small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer. The shape and materials vary; for ultraviolet spectrometry, quartz is typically used. For visible-light spectrometry, plastic cuvettes may be employed. Occasionally, small vessels used for other laboratory purposes are called cuvettes.
cuvette holder , (Spectrometry) A small device used to hold one or more cuvettes[3], shaped specifically to fit in the sample chamber of a particular type of spectrometer, with openings to permit light to pass through the holder and the cuvettes, and designed so as to hold the cuvette accurately and reproducibly within the light path of the spectrometer. For cuvettes with a square horizontal cross-section, the compartments will have a corresponding square cross-section, usu. slightly larger than the cuvette. -->
Cyamelide <Xpage=361>
Cy*am"e*lide (s?-?m"?-l?d ∨ -l?d; 104) , n. (Chem.) A white amorphous substance, regarded as a polymeric modification of isocyanic acid.
Cyamellone <Xpage=361>
Cy*am"el*lone (s?-?m"?l-l?n) , n. (Chem) A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and known chiefly in its salts; -- called also hydromellonic acid .
Cyanate <Xpage=361>
Cy"a*nate (s?"?-n?t) , n. [Cf. F. cuanate . See Cyanic .] (Chem.) A salt of cyanic acid.
Ammonium cyanate (Chem.) , a remarkable white crystalline substance, NH4.O.CN , which passes, on standing, to the organic compound, urea, CO.(NH)2 . <-- *note* error in urea formula is in the original -->
Cyanaurate <Xpage=361>
Cy`an*au"rate (s?`?n-?"r?t) , n. See Aurocyanide .
Cyanean <Xpage=361>
Cy*a"ne*an (s?-?"n?-a]/>n) , a. [Gr. kya`neos dark blue.] Having an azure color.
Pennant.
Cyanic <Xpage=361>
Cy*an"ic (s?-?n"?k) , a. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ a dark blue substance: cf. F. cyanique . Cf. Kyanite .] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, cyanogen.
2. Of or pertaining to a blue color.
Cyanic acid (Chem.) , an acid, HOCN , derived from cyanogen, well known in its salts, but never isolated in the free state. -- Cyanic colors (Bot.) , those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of blue; -- opposed to xanthic colors . A color of either series may pass into red or white, but not into the opposing color. Red and pure white are more common among flowers of cyanic tendency than in those of the other class.
Cyanide <Xpage=361>
Cy"a*nide (s?"?-n?d ∨ -n?d; 104) , n. [Cf. F. cyanide . See Cyanic .] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.
Cyanin <Xpage=361>
Cy"a*nin (s?"?-n?n) , n. [See Cyanic .] (Chem.) The blue coloring matter of flowers; -- called also anthokyan and anthocyanin .
Cyanine <Xpage=361>
Cy"a*nine (s?"?-n?n ∨ -n?n; 104) , n. (Chem.) One of a series of artificial blue or red dyes obtained from quinoline and lepidine and used in calico printing.
Cyanite <Xpage=361>
Cy"a*nite (-n?t) , n. [See Cyanic .] (Min.) A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of aluminium. [Written also kyanite .]
Cyanogen <Xpage=361>
Cy*an"o*gen (s?-?n"?-j?n) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ a dark blue substance + -gen : cf. F. cyanog\'8ane . So called because it produced blue dyes.] (Chem.) A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2 , with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained by heating ammonium oxalate, mercuric cyanide, etc. It is obtained in combination, forming an alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash. It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements, and shows a tendency to form complex compounds. The name is also applied to the univalent radical, CN (the half molecule of cyanogen proper), which was one of the first compound radicals recognized.
&hand; Cyanogen is found in the commercial substances, potassium cyanide, or prussiate of potash, yellow prussiate of potash, Prussian blue, Turnbull's blue, prussic acid, etc.
Cyanometer <Xpage=361>
Cy`a*nom"e*ter (s?`?-n?m"?-t?r) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ a dark blue substance + -meter : cf. F. cyanom\'8atre .] An instrument for measuring degress of blueness.
Cyanopathy <Xpage=361>
Cy`a*nop"a*thy (-n?p"?-th?) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ a dark blue substance + <?/<?/<?/<?/ affection.] (Med.) A disease in which the body is colored blue in its surface, arising usually from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood; blue jaundice.
Cyanophyll <Xpage=361>
Cy*an"o*phyll (s?-?n"?-f?l) , n. [Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ a dark blue substance + <?/<?/<?/ leaf.] (Bot.) A blue coloring matter supposed by some to be one of the component parts ofchlorophyll.
Cyanosed <Xpage=361>
Cy"a*nosed (s?"?-n?st) , a. [See Cyanic .] Rendered blue, as the surface of the body, from cyanosis or deficient a<?/ration of the blood.
Cyanosis <Xpage=361>
Cy`a*no"sis (s?`?-n?"s?s) , n. [NL. See Cyanic .] (Med.) A condition in which, from insufficient a<?/ration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy .
Cyanosite <Xpage=361>
Cy*an"o*site (s?-?n"?-s?t) , n. [See Cyanic .] (Min.) Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol , under Blue .
Cyanotic <Xpage=361>
Cy`a*not"ic (s?`?-n?t"?k) , a. (Med.) Relating to cyanosis; affected with cyanosis; as, a cyanotic patient ; having the hue caused by cyanosis; as, a cyanitic skin .
Cyanotype <Xpage=361>
Cy*an"o*type (s?-?n"?-t?p) , n. [ Cyanide + -type .] A photographic picture obtained by the use of a cyanide.
Cyanurate <Xpage=361>
Cy"an"u*rate (s?-?n"?-r?t) , n. (Chem.) A salt of cyanuric acid.
Cyanuret <Xpage=361>
Cy*an"u*ret (-r?t) , n. (Chem.) A cyanide. [Obs.]
Cyanuric <Xpage=361>
Cy`a*nu"ric (s?`?-n?"r?k) , a. [ Cyanic + uric : Cf. F. cyanurique .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cyanic and uric acids.
Cyanuric acid <Xpage=361>
Cyanuric acid (Chem.) , an organic acid, C3O3N3H3 , first obtained by heating uric acid or urea , and called pyrouric acid ; afterwards obtained from isocyanic acid . It is a white crystalline substance, odorless and almost tasteless; -- called also tricarbimide .
Cyathiform <Xpage=361>
Cy*ath"i*form (s?-?th"?-f?rm) , a. [L. cyathus a cup (Gr, ky`aqos ) -form :cf. F. cyathiforme .] In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
Cyatholith <Xpage=361>
Cy*ath"olith (s?-?th"?-l?th) , n. [Gr. ky`aqos a cup + -lith .] (Biol.) A kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup widened at the top, and varies in size from <frac1x6000/ to <frac1x8000/ of an inch.
Cyathophylloid <Xpage=361>
Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid (s?`?-th?-f?l"loid) , a. [NL. cyathophyllum , fr. Gr. ky`aqos a cup + fy`llon a leaf.] (Pale<?/n.) Like, or pertaining to, the family Cyathophyllid\'91 .
Cyathophylloid <Xpage=361>
Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid , n. (Paleon.) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllid\'91 ; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; -- also called cup corals . Thay are found in paleozoic rocks.
Cycad <Xpage=361>