Cuisine Cui`sine" noun [ French, from Latin
coquina kitchen, from
coquere to cook. See
Kitchen .]
1. The kitchen or cooking department. 2. Manner or style of cooking.
Cul-de-sac Cul`-de-sac" noun ;
plural 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.
Culasse Cu`lasse" noun [ French, from
cul back.]
The lower faceted portion of a brilliant- cut diamond.
Culdee Cul·dee" (k...l-d..." or k...l"d...)
noun [ Prob. from Gael.
cuilteach ; confer 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.
Culerage Cul"er·age noun (Botany) See Culrage .
Culex Cu"lex noun [ Latin , a gnat.]
(Zoology) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
Culex Cu"lex noun [ Latin , a gnat.]
(Zoology) A genus of mosquitoes to which most of the North American species belong. Some members of this genus are exceedingly annoying, as C. sollicitans , which breeds in enormous numbers in the salt marshes of the Atlantic coast, and C. pipiens , breeding very widely in the fresh waters of North America. (For characters distinguishing these from the malaria mosquitoes, see Anopheles , above.) The yellow-fever mosquito is now placed in another genus, Stegomyia .
Culicid Cu"li·cid adjective [ Latin
culex ,
- icis , gnat.]
(Zoology) Like or pertaining to the Mosquito family ( Culicidæ ). --
noun A culicid insect.
Culiciform Cu·lic"i·form (k?-l?s"i-f?rm).
adjective [ Latin
culex a gnat +
-form :cf. French
culiciforme .]
(Zoology) Gnat- shaped.
Culinarily Cu"li·na·ri·ly adverb In the manner of a kitchen; in connection with a kitchen or cooking.
Culinary Cu"li·na·ry adjective [ Latin
culinarius , from
culina kitchen, perhaps akin to
carbo coal: confer French
culinare .]
Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens; as, a culinary vessel; the culinary art.
Cull Cull transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Culled (k?ld);
present participle & verbal noun Culling .] [ Middle English
cullen , Old French
cuillir ,
coillir , French
cueillir , to gather, pluck, pick, from Latin
colligere . See
Coil ,
transitive verb , and confer
Collect .]
To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or collect; as, to cull flowers. From his herd he culls ,
For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls.
Dryden.
Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled .
Tennyson.
Cull Cull noun A cully; a dupe; a gull. See Cully .
Cullender Cul"len·der noun A strainer. See Colander .
Culler Cull"er noun One who picks or chooses; esp., an inspector who selects wares suitable for market.
Cullet Cul"let (kŭl"lĕt)
noun [ From
Cull ,
transitive verb ]
Broken glass for remelting.
Cullet Cul"let noun [ A dim. from French
cul back.]
A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. See Collet , 3 (b) .
Cullibility Cul`li·bil"i·ty noun [ From
cully to trick, cheat.]
Gullibility. [ R.]
Swift.
Cullible Cul"li·ble adjective Easily deceived; gullible.
Culling Cull"ing noun 1. The act of one who culls. 2. plural Anything separated or selected from a mass.
Cullion Cul"lion noun [ Old French
couillon ,
coillon , French
co...on , a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from Old French
couillon ,
coillon , testicle, from
il the scrotum, from Latin
coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.]
A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. "Away, base
cullions ."
Shak.
Cullionly Cul"lion·ly adjective Mean; base. Shak.
Cullis Cul"lis (k...l"l...s)
noun [ Old French
coleïs , French
coulis , from Old French & French
couler to strain, to flow, from Latin
colare to filter, strain; confer Late Latin
coladicium . Confer
Colander .]
A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly. [ Obsolete]
When I am exellent at caudles
And cullises . . . you shall be welcome to me.
Beau. & Fl.
Cullis Cul"lis noun ;
plural Cullises (-...z). [ French
coulisse groove, from the same source as English
cullis broth.]
(Architecture) A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.
Culls Culls noun plural [ From Cull,,
transitive verb ]
1. Refuse timber, from which the best part has been culled out. 2. Any refuse stuff, as rolls not properly baked.
Cully Cul"ly noun ;
plural Cullies (-l...z). [ Abbrev. from
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 Cul"ly transitive verb [ See
Cully ,
noun , and confer Dutch
kullen to cheat, gull.]
To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to
cully fools."
Pomfret.
Cullyism Cul"ly·ism noun The state of being a cully. Less frequent instances of eminent cullyism .
Spectator.
Culm Culm (kŭlm)
noun [ Latin
culmus stalk, stem; akin to
calamus . See
Halm .]
(Botany) The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.
Culm Culm noun [ 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: confer Middle English
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 Cul"men noun [ Latin , from
cellere (in comp.) to impel; confer
celsus pushed upward, lofty.]
1. Top; summit; acme. R. North. 2. (Zoology) The dorsal ridge of a bird's bill.
Culmiferous Cul·mif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
culmus stalk or stem +
-ferous : confer French
culmifère .]
Having jointed stems or culms.
Culmiferous Cul·mif"er·ous (kŭl*mĭf"ẽr*ŭs)
adjective [ 2d
culm +
-ferous .]
(Min.) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
Culminal Cul"mi·nal (kŭl"mĭ*n
a l)
adjective Pertaining to a culmen.
Culminant Cul"mi·nant (-n
a nt)
adjective Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude; hence, predominant. [ R.]
Culminate Cul"mi·nate (kŭl"mĭ*nāt)
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Culminated (-nā`t&eucr;d);
present participle & verbal noun Culminating (-nā`tĭng.] [ Latin
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 Cul"mi·nate (kŭl"mĭ*nat)
adjective Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals. Dana.
Culmination Cul"mi·na"tion noun [ Confer French
culmination ]
1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit. 2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
Culpa Cul"pa (kŭl"pȧ)
noun [ Latin ]
(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 Cul`pa·bil"i·ty noun ;
plural Culpabilities (-t...z). [ Confer French
culpabilité .]
The state of being culpable.
Culpable Cul"pa·ble adjective [ Middle English
culpable ,
coulpable ,
coupable , French
coupable , formerly also
coupable , formerly also
coulpable ,
culpable , from Latin
culpabilis , from
culpare to blame, from
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, culpable of a crime. [ Obsolete]
Spenser. --
Cul"pa*ble*ness ,
noun --
Cul"pa*bly ,
adverb
Culpatory Cul"pa·to·ry adjective Expressing blame; censuring; reprehensory; inculpating. Adjectives . . . commonly used by Latian authors in a culpatory sense.
Walpole.
Culpe Culpe (kŭlp)
noun [ French
coulpe , from Latin
culpa .]
Blameworthiness. [ Obsolete]
Banished out of the realme . . . without culpe .
E. Hall.
Culpon Cul"pon (kŭl"pŏn)
noun [ See
Coupon .]
A shred; a fragment; a strip of wood. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Culprit Cul"prit (kŭl"prĭt)
noun [ Prob. corrupted for
culpate , from Law Latin
culpatus the accused,
past participle of Latin
culpare to blame. See
Culpable .]
1. One accused of, or arraigned for, a crime, as before a judge. An author is in the condition of a culprit ; the public are his judges.
Prior.
2. One quilty of a fault; a criminal.
Culrage Cul"rage (kŭl"raj)
noun [ Middle English
culrage ,
culrache ; probably from French
cul the buttok + F. & English
rage ; French
curage .]
(Botany) Smartweed ( Polygonum Hydropiper ).
Cult Cult (kŭlt)
n . [ French
culte , Latin
cultus care, culture, from
colere to cultivate. Confer
Cultus .]
1. Attentive care; homage; worship. Every one is convinced of the reality of a better self, and of the cult or homage which is due to it.
Shaftesbury.
2. A system of religious belief and worship. That which was the religion of Moses is the ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ.
Coleridge.
Cultch Cultch (kŭlch; 224)
noun [ Etymol. uncertain.]
Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. [ Also written
cutch .]
Cultch Cultch noun 1. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached. 2. Rubbish; débris; refuse.
Culter Cul"ter (kŭl"tẽr)
noun [ Latin ]
A colter. See Colter .
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