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{ Cyc"lic (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyc"lic*al (s?k"l?-kal), } a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos See Cycle.] Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. Coleridge.

Cyclic chorus, the chorus which performed the songs and dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round the altar of Bacchus in a circle. -- Cyclic poets, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so called because keeping within the circle of a single subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on one subject. Milman.

Cy"clide (s?"kl?d), n. [Gr. ky`klos circle.] (Geom.) A surface of the fourth degree, having certain special relations to spherical surfaces. The tore or anchor ring is one of the cyclides.

Cy"cling (s?"kl?ng), n. The act, art, or practice, of riding a cycle, esp. a bicycle or tricycle.

Cy"clist (s?"kl?st), n. A cycler.

Cy"clo- (s?"kl?-). [Gr. ky`klos circle, wheel.] A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel.

Cy`clo*bran"chi*ate (s?`kl?-br?n"k?-?t), a. [Cyclo- + branchiate.] (Zo÷l) Having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain limpets.

Cy`clo*ga"noid (s?`kl?-g?"noid or -g?n"oid), a. (Zo÷l.) Of or pertaining to the Cycloganoidei.

Cy`clo*ga"noid, n. (Zo÷l.) One of the Cycloganoidei.

||Cy`clo*ga*noi"de*i (s?"kl?-g?-noi"d?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + NL. ganoidei. See Ganoid.] (Zo÷l.) An order of ganoid fishes, having cycloid scales. The bowfin (Amia calva) is a living example.

Cy"clo*graph (s?"kl?-gr?f), n. [Cyclo- + -graph.] See Arcograph.

Cy"cloid (s?"kloid), n. [Cyclo- + -oid: cf. F. cyclo´de.] (Geom.) A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane.

&fist; The common cycloid is the curve described when the generating point (p) is on the circumference of the generating circle; the curtate cycloid, when that point lies without the circumference; the prolate or inflected cycloid, when the generating point (p) lies within that circumference.

Cy"cloid, a. (Zo÷l.) Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei.

Cycloid scale (Zo÷l.), a fish scale which is thin and shows concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the margin.

Cy"cloid, n. (Zo÷l.) One of the Cycloidei.

Cy*cloid"al (-al), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a cycloid; as, the cycloidal space is the space contained between a cycloid and its base.

Cycloidal engine. See Geometric lathe.

||Cy*cloi"de*i (s?-kloi"d?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + - oid.] (Zo÷l.) An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as artificial.

Cy*cloid"i*an (s?-kloid"?-an), a. & n. (Zo÷l.) Same as 2d and 3d Cycloid.

Cy*clom"e*ter (s?-kl?m"?-t?r), n. [Cyclo- + -meter.] A contrivance for recording the revolutions of a wheel, as of a bicycle.

Cy*clom"e*try (-tr?), n. [Cyclo- + -metry: cf. F. cyclomÚtrie.] (Geom.) The art of measuring circles.

Cy"clone (s?"kl?n), n. [Gr.&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; moving in a circle, p. pr. of &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. ky`klos circle.] (Meteor.) A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward, often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour.

&fist; The atmospheric disturbance usually accompanying a cyclone, marked by an onward moving area of high pressure, is called an anticyclone.

Cy*clon"ic (s?-kl?n"?k), a. Pertaining to a cyclone.

Cy"clop (s?"kl?p), n. See Note under Cyclops, 1.

Cy`clo*pe"an (s?`kl?-p?"an), a. [L. Cyclopeus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; Cyclops: cf. F. cyclopeen.] Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean labors; Cyclopean architecture.

{ Cy`clo*pe"di*a Cy`clo*pŠ"di*a } (s?`kl?-p?"d?-?), n. [NL., from Gr. ky`klos circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education, erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. See Cycle, and cf. Encyclopedia, Pedagogue.] The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.

Cy`clo*ped"ic (s?`kl?-p?d"?k or -p?"d?k), a. Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of the nature of a cyclopedia; hence, of great range, extent, or amount; as, a man of cyclopedic knowledge.

Cy`clo*pe"dist (-p?"d?st), n. A maker of, or writer for, a cyclopedia.

Cy*clop"ic (s?-kl?p"?k), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;.] Pertaining to the Cyclops; Cyclopean.

Cy"clops (s?"kl?ps), n. sing. & pl. [L. Cyclops, Gr. Ky`klwps (strictly round- eyed), pl. Ky`klwpes; ky`klos circle + 'w`ps eye.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna.

&fist; Pope, in his translation of the "Odyssey," uniformly spells this word Cyclop, when used in the singular.

2. (Zo÷l.) A genus of minute Entomostraca, found both in fresh and salt water. See Copepoda.

3. A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc.

Cy`clo*ra"ma (s?`kl?-r?"m? or -r?"m?), n. [Cyclo- + Gr. "o`rama sight, spectacle.] A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature. The realistic effect is increased by putting, in the space between the spectator and the picture, things adapted to the scene represented, and in some places only parts of these objects, the completion of them being carried out pictorially.

Cy"clo*scope (s?"kl?-sk?p), n. [Cyclo- + -scope.] A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine. Knight.

||Cy*clo"sis (s?-kl?"s?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klwsis circulation, from kykloy^n. See Cyclone.] (Bot.) The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a living vegetable cell.

||Cy`clo*stom"a*ta (s?`kl?-st?m"?-t?), ||Cy*clos"to*ma (s?-kl?s"t?-m?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + sto`ma, -atos mouth.] (Zo÷l.) A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular apertures.

{ Cy"clo*stome (s?"kl?-st?m), Cy*clos"to*mous (s?-kl?s"t?-m?s) }, a. (Zo÷l.) Pertaining to the Cyclostomi.

||Cy*clos"to*mi (s?-kl?s"t?-m?), n. pl. [NL. See Cyclostomata.] (Zo÷l.) A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii.

Cy`clo*sty"lar (s?`kl?-st?"?r), a. [Cyclo- + Gr. sty^los column.] Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of columns, without a core or building within. Weale.

Cy"clo*style (s?"kl?-st?l), n. [Cyclo + style.] A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred with an inked roller.

Cy"der (s?"d?r), n. See Cider. [Archaic]

Cy*do"nin (s?-d?"n?n), n. (Chem.) A peculiar mucilaginous substance extracted from the seeds of the quince (Cydonia vulgaris), and regarded as a variety of amylose.

Cyg"net (s&ibreve;g"n&ebreve;t), n. [Dim. of F. cygne swan, L. cycnus. cygnus, fr. Gr. ky`klos: but F. cygne seems to be an etymological spelling of OF. cisne, fr. LL. cecinus, cicinus, perh. ultimately also fr. Gr. ky`klos.] (Zo÷l.) A young swan. Shak.

Cyg"nus (s?g"n?s), n. [L., a swan.] (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.

Cyl"in*der (s?l"?n-d?r), n. [F. cylindre, OF. cilindre, L. cylindrus, fr. Gr. ky`lindros, fr. kyli`ndein, kyli`ein, to roll. Cf. Calender the machine.]

1. (Geom.) (a) A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular. (b) The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The space may be limited or unlimited in length.

2. Any hollow body of cylindrical form, as: (a) The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam. (b) The barrel of an air or other pump. (c) (Print.) The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press. (d) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a revolver.

3. The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.

Cylinder axis. (Anat.) See Axis cylinder, under Axis. -- Cylinder engine (Paper Making), a machine in which a cylinder takes up the pulp and delivers it in a continuous sheet to the dryers. -- Cylinder escapement. See Escapement. -- Cylinder glass. See Glass. -- Cylinder mill. See Roller mill. -- Cylinder press. See Press.

Cyl`in*dra"ceous (-dr?"sh?s), a. [Cf. F. cylyndracÚ] Cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form.

{ Cy*lin"dric (s?-l?n"dr?k), Cy*lin"dric*al (-dr?-kal), } a. [Gr. kylindriko`s, from ky`lindros cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique.] Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.

Cylindrical lens, a lens having one, or more than one, cylindrical surface. -- Cylindric, or Cylindrical, surface (Geom.), a surface described by a straight line that moves according to any law, but so as to be constantly parallel to a given line. -- Cylindrical vault. (Arch.) See under Vault, n.

Cy*lin"dric*al*ly (s?-l?n"dr?-kal-l?), adv. In the manner or shape of a cylinder; so as to be cylindrical.

Cyl*`in*dric"i*ty (s?l`?n-dr?s"?-t?), n. The quality or condition of being cylindrical.

Cy*lin"dri*form (s?-l?n"dr?-f?rm), a. [L. cylindrus (Gr. ky`lindros) cylinder + -form: cf. F. cylindriforme.] Having the form of a cylinder.

Cyl"in*droid (s?l"?n-droid), n. [Gr. ky`lindros cylinder + -oid: cf. F. cylindro´de.] 1. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the bases or ends elliptical.

2. (Geom.) A certain surface of the third degree, described by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the body.

Cy*lin`dro*met"ric (s&ibreve;*l&ibreve;n`dr&osl;*m&ebreve;t"r&ibreve;k), a. [Gr. ky`lindros + me`tron measure.] Belonging to a scale used in measuring cylinders.

||Cy"ma (sī"m&adot;) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See Cyme]

1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is wavelike in form.

2. (Bot.) A cyme. See Cyme.

Cyma recta, or Cyma, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and swelling below. -- Cyma reversa, or Ogee, a cyma swelling out on the upper part and hollow below.

Cy*mar" (sī*mńr"), n. [F. simarre. See Chimere.] A slight covering; a scarf. See Simar.

Her body shaded with a light cymar. Dryden.

||Cy*ma"ti*um (s&ibreve;*mā"sh&ibreve;*ŭm), n. [L., fr. Gr. kyma`tion, dim. of ky^ma a wave.] (Arch.) A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.

Cym"bal (s&ibreve;m"bal). n. [OE. cimbale, simbale, OF. cimbale, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. ky`mbalon, fr. ky`mbh, ky`mbos, anything hollow, hollow vessel, basin, akin to Skr. kumbha pot. Cf. Chime.] 1. A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller.

2. A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together.

&fist; In orchestras, one cymbal is commonly attached to the bass drum, and the other heid in the drummer's left hand, while his right hand uses the drumstick.

3. A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings.

Cym"bal*ist, n. A performer upon cymbals.

Cym"bi*form (s?m"b?-f?rm),, a. [L. cymba boat (Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;) + -form: cf. F. cymbiforme.] Shaped like a boat; (Bot.) elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as the glumes of many grasses.

||Cym"bi*um (s?m"b?-?m), n. [L., a small cup, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;.] (Zo÷l.) A genus of marine univalve shells; the gondola.

Cyme (s?m), n. [L. cyma the young sprount of a cabbage, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, prop., anything swollen, hence also cyme, wave, fr. &?;&?;&?; to be pregnant.] (Bot.) A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, differing from a corymb chiefly in the order of the opening of the blossoms.

Cy"mene (s?"m?n), n. (Chem.) A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon, CH3. C6H4.C3H7, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; -- called also paracymene, and formerly camphogen.

Cy"me*nol (s?"m?-n?l), n. (Chem.) See Carvacrol.

Cy"mi*dine ( s?"m?-d?n or -d?n; 104), n. (Chem.) A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene.

Cy*mif"er*ous (s?-m?f"?r-?s), a. [Cyme + -ferous.] Producing cymes.

{ Cym"ling, Cymb"ling (s?m"l?ng) }, n. A scalloped or "pattypan" variety of summer squash.

Cy"mo*gene (s?"m?-j?n), n. (Chem.) A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; -- used for producing low temperatures.

Cy"moid (s?"moid), a. [Cyme + -oid.] (Bot.) Having the form of a cyme.

Cym"o*phane (s?m"?-f?n or s?"m?-), n. [Gr.&?;&?;&?; wave + &?;&?;&?; To appear: cf. F. cymophane. So named in allusion to a peculiar opalescence often seen in it.] (Min.) See Chrysoberyl.

Cy*moph"a*nous (s?-m?f"?-n?s or s?-), a. Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.

{ Cy"mose (s?"m?s; 277), Cy"mous (s?"m?s), } a. [L. cymosus full of shoots: cf. FF. cymeux. See Cyme.] (Bot.) Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing, or pertaining to, a cyme or cymes.

Cym"ric (k?m"r?k), a. [W. Cymru Wales.] Welsh. -- n. The Welsh language. [Written also Kymric.]

Cym"ry (-r?), n. [W., pl.] A collective term for the Welsh race; -- so called by themselves . [Written also Cymri, Cwmry, Kymry, etc.]

Cy"mule (s?"m?l), n. [Cf. L. cymula a tender sprout, dim. of cyna. See Cyme.] (Bot.) A small cyme, or one of very few flowers.

||Cy*nan"che (s?-n?n"k?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; a dog's collar, a bad kind of sore throat. Cf. Quinsy.] (Med.) Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and swallowing.

Cy*nan"thro*py (s?-n?n"thr?-p?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; of a dog-man; &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; man: cf. F. cynanthropie.] (Med.) A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.

Cyn`arc*tom"a*chy (s?n`?rk-t?m"?-k?). n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?; bear + &?;&?;&?; fight.] Bear baiting with a dog. Hudibras.

Cyn`ar*rho"di*um (s?n`?r-r?"d?-?m), n. [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; dog-rose; &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?; rose.] (Bot.) A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.

Cyn`e*get"ics (s&ibreve;n`&esl;*j&ebreve;t"&ibreve;ks), n. [Gr. kynhgetikh` (sc. te`chnh art), fr. kynhge`ths hunter; ky`wn, kyno`s, dog + &?;&?;&?; to lead.] The art of hunting with dogs.

{ Cyn"ic (s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;k), Cyn"ic*al (-&ibreve;*kal), } a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s, prop., dog- like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See Hound.] 1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.

I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. Johnson.

2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.

3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.

4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.

&fist; In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4.

Cynic spasm (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.

Cyn"ic, n. (Gr. Philos) 1. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions. Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment, moroseness, and contempt for the views of others.

2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who believes that human conduct is directed, either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy.

He could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not acidulated with scorn. Macaulay.

Cyn"ic*al*ly (s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;*kal*l&ybreve;), adv. In a cynical manner.

Cyn"ic*al*ness, n. The quality of being cynical.

Cyn"i*cism (s&ibreve;n"&ibreve;*s&ibreve;z'm), n. The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions.

||Cy*noi"de*a (s?-noi"d?-a), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, a dog + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) A division of Carnivora, including the dogs, wolves, and foxes.

||Cyn`o*rex"i*a (s?n`?-r?ks"?-?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; appetite. ] (Med.) A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog.

Cy`no*su"ral (s?`n?-sh?"ral or s?n`?-), a. Of or pertaining to a cynosure.

Cy"no*sure (s?"n?-sh?r or s?n"?-sh?r; 277), n. [L. Cynosura theconstellation Cynosure, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; dog's tail, the constellation Cynosure; &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, dog + &?;&?;&?;&?; tail. SeeCynic.] 1. The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.

2. That which serves to direct. Southey.

3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction.

Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes. Milton.

Cy"on (s?"?n), n. See Cion, and Scion.

Cyp`er*a"ceous (s?p`?r-?"sh?s or s?`p?r-), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large family of plants of which the sedge is the type.

Cyp"e*rus (s?p"?-r?s), n. [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sedge.] (Bot.) A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus.

Cy"pher (s?"f?r), n. & v. See Cipher.

||Cyph`o*nau"tes (s?f`?-n?"t?z), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; bent + &?;&?;&?;&?; sailor.] (Zo÷l.) The free-swimming, bivalve larva of certain Bryozoa.

Cyph"o*nism (s?f`?-n?z'm or s&?;"f&?;-), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a crooked piece of wood, a sort of pillory, fr. &?;&?;&?; bent, stooping.] A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations.

||Cy*prŠ"a (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a name of Venus.] (Zo÷l.) A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie.

Cy`pres" (s?`pr?" or s?`pr?s"), n. [OF., nearly.] (Law) A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law. Mozley & W.

Cy"press (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-&?;z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr&?;s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g&?;pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.

&fist; Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen American cypress, C. thyoides (now called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness.

Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers (Ipotťa Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit vulgaris).

Cyp"ri*an (s?p"r?-a]/>n), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the worship of Venus.] 1. Belonging to Cyprus.

2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.

Cyp"ri*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot.

2. A lewd woman; a harlot.

Cyp"rine (s?p"r?n or s?"pr?n), a. [Cf. Cypress.] Of or pertaining to the cypress.

Cyp"rine, a. [See Cyprinoid.] (Zo÷l.) Cyprinoid.

Cy*prin"o*dont (s?-pr?n"?-d?nt), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; kind of carp + &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] (Zo÷l.) One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow.

Cyp"ri*noid (s?p"r?-noid), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a kind of carp + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) Like the carp (Cyprinus). -- n. One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.

Cyp"ri*ot (s?p"r?-?t), n. [F. Cypriot, Chypriot.] A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.

||Cyp`ri*pe"di*um (s?p`r?-p?"d?-?m), n. [NL., fr. Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.) A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.

||Cy"pris (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cyprides (s&?;p"r&?;-d&?;z). [L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Ky`pris. See Cyprian.] (Zo÷l.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.

Cy"prus (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.] A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [Obs.]

Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow. Shak.

Cy"prus*lawn` (-l?n`), n. Same as Cyprus. Milton.

||Cyp"se*la (s?p"s?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; any hollow vessel.] (Bot.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent.

Cyp*sel"i*form (s?p-s?l"?-f?rm), a. [L. cypselus a kind of swallow, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; + - form.] (Zo÷l.) Like or belonging to the swifts (CypselidŠ.)

Cyr`e*na"ic (s?r`?-n?"?k or s?`r?-), a. [L. Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya.] Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene. -- n. A native of Cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of Aristippus. See Cyrenian, n.

Cy*re"ni*an (s?-r?"n?-a]/>n), a. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic.

Cy*re"ni*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene.

2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.

Cyr`i*o*log"ic (s?r`?-?-l?j"?k or s?`r?-), a. [See Curiologic.] Relating to capital letters.

Cyr"to*style (s?r"t?-st?l), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; bent + &?;&?;&?; pillar.] (Arch.) A circular projecting portion.