Chapter 102

&fist; The systems of crystallization are the several classes to which the forms are mathematically referable. They are most simply described according to the relative lengths and inclinations of certain assumed lines called axes; but the real distinction is the degree of symmetry characterizing them. 1. The Isometric, or Monometric, system has the axes all equal, as in the cube, octahedron, etc. 2. The Tetragonal, or Dimetric, system has a varying vertical axis, while the lateral are equal, as in the right square prism. 3. The Orthorhombic, or Trimetric, system has the three axes unequal, as in the rectangular and rhombic prism. In this system, the lateral axes are called, respectively, macrodiagonal and brachydiagonal. -- The preceding are erect forms, the axes intersecting at right angles. The following are oblique. 4. The Monoclinic system, having one of the intersections oblique, as in the oblique rhombic prism. In this system, the lateral axes are called respectively, clinodiagonal and orthodiagonal. 5. The Triclinic system, having all the three intersections oblique, as in the oblique rhomboidal prism. There is also: 6. The Hexagonal system (one division of which is called Rhombohedral), in which there are three equal lateral axes, and a vertical axis of variable length, as in the hexagonal prism and the rhombohedron.

&fist; The Diclinic system, sometimes recognized, with two oblique intersections, is only a variety of the Triclinic.

Crys"tal*lize (kr&ibreve;s"tal*līz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crystallized (-līzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crystallizing.] [Cf. F. cristalliser. See Crystal.] To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.

Crys"tal*lize, v. i. To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive attraction.

{ Crys`tal*lo*gen"ic (-l?-j?n"?k), Crys`tal*lo*gen"ic*al (-?-kal), } a. Pertaining to the production of crystals; crystal-producing; as, crystallogenic attraction.

Crys`tal*log"e*ny (kr?s`tal-l?j"?-n?), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] The science which pertains to the production of crystals.

Crys`tal*log"ra*pher (kr&ibreve;s"tal*l&obreve;g"r&adot;*f&etilde;r), n. One who describes crystals, or the manner of their formation; one versed in crystallography.

{ Crys`tal*lo*graph"ic (-l?-gr?f"?k), Crys`tal*lo*graph"ic*al (-?-kal), } a. [Cf. F. crystallographique.] Pertaining to crystallography.

Crys`tal*lo*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. In the manner of crystallography.

Crys`tal*log"ra*phy (kr&ibreve;s"tal*l&obreve;g"r&adot;*f&ybreve;), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + - graphy: cf. F. cristallographie. See Crystal.] 1. The doctrine or science of crystallization, teaching the system of forms among crystals, their structure, and their methods of formation.

2. A discourse or treatise on crystallization.

Crys"tal*loid (kr&ibreve;s"tal*loid), a. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + - oid.] Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.

Crys"tal*loid, n. 1. (Chem.) A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.

2. (Bot.) One of the microscopic particles resembling crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in certain plant cells; -- called also protein crystal.

Crys`tal*lol"o*gy (kr&ibreve;s`tal*l&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + - logy.] The science of the crystalline structure of inorganic bodies.

Crys"tal*lo*man`cy (-l?-m?n`s?), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + -mancy.] Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl.

Crys`tal*lom"e*try (-l?m"?-tr?), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + -metry.] The art of measuring crystals.

Crys"tal*lur`gy (-l?r`j?), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal + 'e`rgon work.] Crystallization.

Cte"no*cyst (tē"n&osl;*s&ibreve;st), n. [Gr. ktei`s, kteno`s, comb + ky`stis bladder.] (Zo÷l.) An organ of the Ctenophora, supposed to be sensory.

Cte"noid (tē"noid or t&ebreve;n"oid), a. (Zo÷l.) (a) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale. (b) Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. -- n. A ctenoidean.

Cte*noid"e*an (t&esl;*noid"&esl;*an), a. (Zo÷l.) Relating to the Ctenoidei. -- n. One of the Ctenoidei.

||Cte*noid"e*i (-?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, comb + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The group is now generally regarded as artificial.

||Cte*noph"o*ra (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, comb + &?;&?;&?;&?; to carry.] (Zo÷l.) A class of Cťlenterata, commonly ellipsoidal in shape, swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. The separate paddles somewhat resemble combs.

Cten"o*phore (t?n"?-f?r), n. (Zo÷l.) One of the Ctenophora.

{ Cten`o*phor"ic (t?n`?-f?r"?k), Cte*noph"o*rous (t?-n?f"?-r?s), } a. (Zo÷l.) Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.

||Cten`o*stom"a*ta (t?n`?-st?m"?-t?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, comb + &?;&?;&?;&?;, -&?;&?;&?; mouth.] (Zo÷l.) A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles below the tentacles.

Cub (kŭb), n. [Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.] 1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.

2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.

O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? Shak.

Cub, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cubbed (kŭbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubbing.] To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons. "Cubb'd in a cabin." Dryden.

Cub, n. [Cf. Cub a young animal.] 1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.]

I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor.

2. A cupboard. [Obs.] Laud.

Cub, v. t. To shut up or confine. [Obs.] Burton.

Cu"ban (k?"ban), a. Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Cuba.

Cu*ba"tion (k?-b?"sh?n), n. [L. cubatio, fr. cubare to lie down.] The act of lying down; a reclining. [Obs.]

Cu"ba*to*ry (k?"b?-t?-r?), a. [L. cubator he who lies down, fr. cubare.] Lying down; recumbent. [R.]

Cu"ba*ture (k?"b?-t?r; 135), n. [L. cubus cube: cf. F. cubature. See Cube.] The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body.

Cub"bridge-head` (k?b"r?jj-h?d), n. (Naut.) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship.

{ Cub"by (k?b"b?), Cub"by*hole` (-h?l`), } n. [See Cub a stall.] A snug or confined place.

Cub"*drawn` (k?b"dr?n`), a. Sucked by cubs. [R.]

This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch. Shak.

Cube (k?b), n. [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a cube, a cubical die.] 1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.

2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4.

Cube ore (Min.), pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes in cubes of a green color. -- Cube root. (Math.), the number or quantity which, multiplied into itself, and then into the product, produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27, for 3x3x3 = 27. -- Cube spar (Min.), anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate.

Cube, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cubed (k?bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubing.] To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.

Cu"beb (k?"b?b), n. [F. cub&?;be (cf. It. cubebe, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab&?;bat.] The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper Cubeba; in med., Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative.

Cu*beb"ic (k?-b?b"?k), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, cubebs; as, cubebic acid (a soft olive-green resin extracted from cubebs).

Cub"hood (k?b"h??d), n. The state of being a cub. [Jocose] "From cubhood to old age." W. B. Dawkins.

{ Cu"bic (k?"b?k), Cu"bic*al (-b?- kal), } a. [L. cubicus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. F. cubique. See Cube.] 1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or capable of being contained, in a cube.

2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage. See Crystallization.

Cubic equation, an equation in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a cube. -- Cubic foot, a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which measures a foot in each of its dimensions. -- Cubic number, a number produced by multiplying a number into itself, and that product again by the same number. See Cube. -- Cubical parabola (Geom.), two curves of the third degree, one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.

Cu"bic, n. (Geom.) A curve of the third degree.

Circular cubic. See under Circular.

Cu"bic*al*ly, adv. In a cubical method.

Cu"bic*al*ness, n. The quality of being cubical.

Cu"bi*cle (k?"b?-k'l), n. [L. cubiculum.] A loding room; esp., a sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory.

Cu*bic"u*lar (k?-??k"?-l?r), a. [L. cubicularis, fr. cubiculum a sleeping room, fr. cubare to lie down.] Belonging to a chamber or bedroom. [Obs.] Howell.

Cu"bi*form (k?"b?-f?rm), a. Of the form of a cube.

||Cu*bi"le (k?-b?"l?), n. [L., bed.] The lowest course of stones in a building.

Cu"bi*lose` (k?"b?-l?s`), n. [L. cubile bed, nest.] A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.

Cu"bit (kū"b&ibreve;t), n. [L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow, ell, cubit, fr. (because the elbow serves for leaning upon) cubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr. ky`biton elbow, ky`ptein to bend, stoop, kyfo`s bent, stooping, humpbacked. Cf. Incumbent, Covey.] 1. (Anat.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist. [Obs.]

2. A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.

&fist; The cubit varies in length in different countries, the Roman cubit being 17,47 inches, the Greek 18,20, the Hebrew somewhat longer, and the English 18 inches.

Cu"bit*al (k?"b?t-a]/>l), a. [L. cubitalis.] 1. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.

2. Of the length of a cubit. Sir. T. Browne.

Cu"bit*al, n. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand. Crabb.

Cu"bit*ed, a. Having the measure of a cubit.

Cub"less (k?b"l?s), a. Having no cubs. Byron.

Cu"boid (k?"boid), a. [Cube + -oid: cf. Gr. &?;&?;&?;.] (Anat.) Cube- shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot. -- n. (Anat.) The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes.

Cu*boid"al (k?-boid"al), a. (Anat.) Cuboid.

Cu`bo-oc`ta*he"dral (k?`b?-?k`t?-h?dral), a. Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron.

Cu`bo-oc`ta*he"dron (-dr?n), n. (Crystallog.) A combination of a cube and octahedron, esp. one in which the octahedral faces meet at the middle of the cubic edges.

||Cu"ca (k??"k?), n. [Sp., fr. native name.] See Coca.

Cuck"ing stool` (k&?;k"&?;ng st&?;&?;l`). [Cf. AS. scealfingstōl, a word of similar meaning, allied to scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf. Icel. k&?;ka to dung, k&?;kr dung, the name being given as to a disgracing or infamous punishment.] A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool. Sir. W. Scott.

Cuck"old (k?k"?ld), n. [OE. kukeweld, cokewold, cokold, fr. OF. coucoul, cucuault, the last syllable being modified by the OE. suffix -wold (see Herald); cf. F. cocu a cuckold, formerly also, a cuckoo, and L. cuculus a cuckoo. The word alludes to the habit of the female cuckoo, who lays her eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them.] 1. A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress. Shak.

2. (Zo÷l.) (a) A West Indian plectognath fish (Ostracion triqueter). (b) The cowfish.

Cuck"old, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cuckolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Cuckolding.] To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress. Shak.

Cuck"old*ize (-?z), v. t. To cuckold. Dryden.

Cuck"old*ly, a. Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean-spirited; sneaking. Shak.

Cuck"ol*dom (-?l-d?m), n. The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. Addison.

Cuck"old*ry (-?ld-r?), n. The state of being a cuckold; the practice of making cuckolds.

Cuck"old's knot` (k?k"?ldz n?t`). (Naut.) A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Cuck"oo (k??k"??), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, Skr. k&?;ki&?;a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo÷l.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.

&fist; The European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) builds no nest of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them. The American yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus Americanus) and the black-billed cuckoo (C. erythrophthalmus) build their own nests.

Cuckoo bee (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong to the genera Nomada, Melecta, Epeolus, and others. - - Cuckoo clock, a clock so constructed that at the time for striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the cuckoo. -- Cuckoo dove (Zo÷l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus Macropygia. Many species inhabit the East Indies. -- Cuckoo fish (Zo÷l.), the European red gurnard (Trigla cuculus). The name probably alludes to the sound that it utters. -- Cuckoo falcon (Zo÷l.), any falcon of the genus Baza. The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies. -- Cuckoo maid (Zo÷l.), the wryneck; -- called also cuckoo mate. -- Cuckoo ray (Zo÷l.), a British ray (Raia miraletus). -- Cuckoo spit, or Cuckoo spittle. (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called also toad spittle and frog spit. (b) (Zo÷l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this secretion. The insects belong to Aphrophora, Helochara, and allied genera. -- Ground cuckoo, the chaparral cock.

Cuck"oo*bud" (k??k"??-b?d`), n. (Bot.) A species of Ranunculus (R. bulbosus); -- called also butterflower, buttercup, kingcup, goldcup. Shak.

Cuck"oo*flow`er (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.) A species of Cardamine (C. pratensis), or lady's smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin (Lychnis Flos-cuculi).

Cuck"oo*pint` (-p?nt`), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Arum (A. maculatum); the European wake-robin.

Cuc"quean` (k?k"kw?n`), n. [Cuckold + quean.] A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her. [Obs.]

||Cu*cu"jo (k??-k??"h?), n. [Native name.] (Zo÷l.) The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies.

{ Cu"cul*late (k?"k?l-l?t or k?-k?l"l?t), Cu"cul*la`ted (-l?`t?d or -l?-t?d), } a. [LL. cullatus, fr. L. cucullus a cap, hood. See Cowl a hood.] 1. Hooded; cowled; covered, as with a hood. Sir T. Browne.

2. (Bot.) Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet.

3. (Zo÷l.) (a) Having the prothorax elevated so as to form a sort of hood, receiving the head, as in certain insects. (b) Having a hoodlike crest on the head, as certain birds, mammals, and reptiles.

Cu"cu*loid (k?k?-loid), a. [L. cuculus a cuckoo + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) Like or belonging to the cuckoos (CuculidŠ).

Cu"cum*ber (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below.

Bitter cucumber (Bot.), the Citrullus or Cucumis Colocynthis. See Colocynth. -- Cucumber beetle. (Zo÷l.) (a) A small, black flea- beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris), which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon vines. (b) The squash beetle. -- Cucumber tree. (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia (M. acuminata), so called from a slight resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber. (b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces the fruit known as bilimbi. -- Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited gherkin (Cucumis Anguria). -- Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable for its long, curiously-shaped fruit. -- Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium) whose small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force through the opening thus made. See Elaterium. -- Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus) with prickly fruit.

Cu*cu"mi*form (k?-k?"m?-f?rm), a. [L. cucumis cucumber + -form.] Having the form of a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and either straight or curved.

||Cu"cu*mis (k?k?--m?s), n. [L., cucumber.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cucumber, melon, and same kinds of gourds.

{ Cu*cur"bit Cu*cur"bite } (k&usl;*kűr"b&ibreve;t), n. [L. cucurbita a gourd: cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd.] (Chem.) A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic.

Cu*cur`bi*ta"ceous (-b&ibreve;*tā"shŭs), a. [Cf. F. cucurbitacÚ.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.

Cu*cur"bi*tive (k?-k?r"b?-t?v), a. Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small worms.

Cud (kŭd), n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of uncertain origin; cf, G. k÷der bait, Icel. kvi­r womb, Goth. qi■us. Cf. Quid.] 1. That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. Levit. xi. 3

2. A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid. [Low]

3. The first stomach of ruminating beasts. Crabb.

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.

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.

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÷l.) The coalfish. See 3d Cuddy.

Cud"dle (kŭd"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cuddled (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cuddling (- dl&ibreve;ng).] [Prob. for couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. ku■■en to cuddle, or cu­lechen to make friends with. SeeCouth, Uncouth, Can.] To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.

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

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

Cud"dle, n. A close embrace.

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

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

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 (kū), 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 cueto 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, v. t. To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

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.]

&fist; 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.

||Cuer"po (kw&etilde;r"p&osl;), 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 (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, v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box.

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

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.