cutweed 
CUtweed (kut'wed), H. A name applied to va- 
rious coarse marine algiu, such an /'., rexi- 
rnliisiix. /'. .irrralii". and Laiiiinaria iliijitata. 
cut-work (kut'wcrk), n. and it. I. H. 1. In 
emiifniiiery, applique work: so called because 
the pattern is cut out and sewed upon the 
ground. 2. The earliest form of lace; line 
needlework upon linen or silk from which a 
part of the background was cut away, leaving 
the design pierced. See lure. 
This comes of wearing 
Scarlet, pilil lare, ami i-iitii'urki ! 
IS. Juiaun, Devil Is an An*, iii. 1 
II. n. Made of cut-work. 
It grazed <>n my shoulder, takes me away six purls of an 
ll.-iliali r/// irurl,- haml I wore. 
/;. .l<ni*<nt. r.\<T\ Man out of Ilia Humour, iv. 4. 
cutworm (kut'werm), n. A name given to a 
large number of lepidopterous larva) belong- 
ing to the family A'oetiiida'. They hide during the 
day under some shelter or beneath the surfaee of the 
Cuvette (def. a). 
Cutworms. 
a, larva of Agrotis tntssoria ; 6. c, moth and larva of Agrotis 
scamiens. (All natural size.) 
ground, and come forth at night to cut off, Just above or 
just below the surface, all sorts of tender plants, but par- 
ticularly maize, cabbage, and melons. Some, Hko Agru- 
tin xfantiefiti. climb on vines and young trees and eat out 
the buda. Afmitis wcssorwx is one of the commonest, 
cuvett, cuvatt, >' Obsolete spellings of covet. 
cuvette (ku-vef), n. [F., dim. of cuve, < L. 
cupa, a tub, ML. a cup, etc. : see cwp.] 1. In 
decorative art, a portable basin of ornamental 
form in pottery or porcelain, 
etc., especially one of the flat- 
bottomed vessels commonly sold 
with an aiguiere or water-pot : 
frequent in faience of the eigh- 
teenth century. 2. In glass- 
manuf., a basin for receiving the 
melted glass after refining, and 
decanting it on the table to be 
rolled into a plate. In casting, the cuvette is lifte.l 
by means of gripping-tonal, chains, and a crane, ami the 
content* are poured upon the casting-table. E. 11. KH i ; iti/. 
3. In fort., a trench dug in the middle of a large 
dry ditch ; a cunette. 
Cuvieria (ku-vi-e'ri-a), . [NL., < Georges Cu- 
vier, the celebrated "French naturalist.] 1. A 
genus of holothurians, having scales on the dor- 
sal integument. 2. A genus of thecosomatous 
pteropods, resembling Sti/liolu, but having the 
hinder part of the shell partitioned, the fore 
part swollen and subcylindric. ('. columella is 
an example. Synonymous with Cleodora. Also 
< 'iiriern. Kamj, 1827. 3. A genus of acalephs. 
Peron innl Li^i/i iir, 1807. 4. A genus of crus- 
taceans. Desmarest, 1825. 
Ouvierian (ku-vi-e'ri-an), H. [< Curler + -inn.] 
In imt. lii.it., relating or pertaining to or named 
after Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), or his system 
of classification. 
The three Cufifriaa suhkingdoms of the Radiata. Arti 
clllata. and Mnllilsca. Itu/wn, Origin of U'nrld, p. 21:*. 
Cuvierian organs, in echinoderms, certain appendage* 
of the cloaca, simple or branched, containinu- a \isrid m 
solid mbfttance. Their function is uncertain. 
Cuvieridae (ku-vi-er'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Cuvie- 
ri/i + -iila:'] I. A family of echinoderms. 2. 
A family of thecosomatous pteropods, typified 
by the genus Ciirieria : generally referred to the 
family Hyahritta or Curiiliniila'. 
CUVy (kii'vi), n. ; pi. fin-lex (-viz). A kind of 
seaweed, the devil's-apron, Liimiiiaria dii/itiitn. 
[Orkney.] 
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The oiknc \ k. Iji n.. ji have assigned peculiar name* t 
each, calling the ordinary l-aimnaria digital* rury. 
lliifri'ii, rhycologi* Hritannlca. 
Cuzco bark, Cuzco china. Same as Cusro bark 
(which see, under Imrl;-). 
Cwmry, . />/. Same as Cymry. 
CWt. An abbreviation compounded of c. for 
Latin centum, hundred, and ict. for English 
trcif/ht, used for Itundredin ii/lit. 
Oy. The chemical symbol of cyanogen. 
-cy. [(1) Of ult. L. origin: formerly also -de, 
ME. -cie, OP. -de, P. -de, -ce, etc. ; often an ex- 
tension of -<'* ( ( | . v. ), resting more directly upon 
the orig. L. -tia or -da; as innocence, innon m-i/. 
cinirenienee, run rn/ii <//, etc. (see -uncu, -< nri/); 
so fallacy, ME./a//ar, < P. failure, < \,.fallaeia. 
etc. ; ult. or directly < L. -tia, or-e'a, a termina- 
tion of abstract nouns, < -t- (as -tun, pp. suffix, 
or -n-(<-),ppr. suffix), or -c-, + -ia, a fern, for- 
mative. From meaning ' condition,' the ter- 
mination has now come to signify, in many 
newly formed words, 'office'; as in eaptaim-ij. 
curacy, lieutenancy (the final t is merged in -cy 
= -tia), chaplaincy, cornetcy, etc. (2) Of ult. 
Gr. origin : ( F. -sie, etc., L. -sia, < Gr. -aia ; as in 
fancy, Gr. javraaia; < F. -tie (pron. -sie), < Gr. 
-ria, as in aristocracy, democracy; < P. -de, < 
Gr. -Tti'a, as in necromancy; < Gr. -reia t as in 
piracy ; etc.] A termination of nouns, chiefly 
abstract, of various origin, often associated 
with or derived from adjectives in -ant 1 , -ent, 
or -atei. See the etymology, 
cyamid (si'a-mid), n. A crustacean of the fam- 
ily Cyamidee. 
Cyamidse (sl-am'i-de), n.pl. [NL., < Cyamiis + 
-idtr.] A family of laemodipodous, edriophthal- 
mous crusta- 
ceans, formed 
for the recep- 
tion of the ge- 
nus Cyamus, 
the species of 
which are par- 
asitic chiefly 
on whales, and 
are known as 
whale-lice. 
Cyamus (si'a- 
mus), . [NL., 
< Gr. nva/tof, a 
bean.] ' The 
typical and 
only genus of 
Icemodipodous crustaceans of the family Cy- 
amidce; the whale-lice. Cyamusceti has a broad 
flat body with a rudimentary abdomen, 
cyan (si an), n. Same as cyanogen. 
Cyanaea, . [NL.] See Cyanea. 
cyanamide (sl-an'a-mid or -mid), n. [< cyan- 
(oaen) + owirfe.]" A white crystalline body 
(CN.NH 2 ) prepared by the action of ammonia 
on cyanogen chlorid. 
cyanate (si'a-nat), . [< cyan(ic) + -<el.] A 
salt of cyanic acid. 
cyan-blue (si'an-bW), . [< Gr. xi'avof, dark- 
blue, + E. blue .] A greenish-blue color ; the 
color of the spectrum from .505 to .487 micron, 
or of such light mixed with white. 
Cyanea (si-a'ne-a), n. [NL.', fern, of L. cyaneus, 
dark-blue: see cyaneous.] The typical genus 
of the family Cya- 
neida!. The tentacles 
are bundled beneath 
the thick lobed disk; 
and there are 8 radial 
and as many intermedi- 
ate gastric pouches, 
breaking up into small 
ramifications near the 
ends of the marginal 
lobes. C. arctiea is the 
common large red jelly- 
fish of the coast of the 
United states, attain- 
ing a diameter of a foot 
or more. It is capable 
of stinging severely. 
Also Cyaiura. 
cyanean (si-a'ne- 
an), . [< L. cya- 
neus, dark-blue (see 
cyaneous), + -.] 
Of an azure color; 
cerulean, fen nan I. 
Cyanecula (si-a- 
nek'u-la), n. [NL., 
< Gr. xvaveof, dark- 
blue, + L. dim. 
-cw/n.] A genus of 
sylviiue birds related to the redstarts (Erytlia- 
cus), containing the bluethroats, as C. suedca of 
Whale-louse (Cjiamiis ftli}. (Line shows 
natural size. ) 
Cyanocitta 
liunipe, Asia, and North America. C. L. Brehm, 
1H2K. See cut under lilni thru/it. 
cyaneid (si-a'ne-id), . A jellyfish of the fam- 
ily I'l/iiiitnlii'. 
Cyaneidae (Ki-a-ne'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Cyanea 
+ -K/<F.] A family of l>incometlus(e, typified by 
the genus Cynnea, with a simple cross-shaped 
mouth, surrounded by four adradial folded 
mouth-arms. The giutral cavity has 18 or 32 broad ra- 
dial pouches and branched cajial flap-canals, with no rinn 
canal ; there are 8 or 16 marginal bodies, and 8 or more 
long hollow tentacles. Also Cyaitiiln-. 
cyaneous (si-a'ue-us), a. [< L. cyaneux, < Gr. 
nvaveof, dark-blue, < nvavof, a dark-blue sub- 
stance (supposed to be blue steel), lapis-lazuli, 
the blue corn-flower, sea-water, etc., as adj. 
dark-blue.] Azure-blue; cerulean. 
cyanhidrosis (si'an-hi-dro'sis), n. [NL.,<Gr. 
ici'avof, dark-blue, + i/*5f, sweat.] In pathol., 
blue sweat. Dunglison. 
cyanhydric (si-an-hi'drik), a. [< cyan(ic) + liy- 
dr(oaen) + -ic.] Inchem., hydrocyanic; pruggic. 
cyanic (si-an'ik), a. [< Gr. nivvof, dark-blue, 
+ -'c. In second sense with ref. to cyanogen.] 
1. Blue: in hot., applied to a series of colors 
in (lowers, including all shades of blue, and 
passing through violet and purple to red. The 
xtinthie series, on the other hand, passes from yellow 
through orange to red. The variations in color of any 
flower are In general confined to one of these series. 
2. Pertaining to or containing cyanogen Cy- 
anic acid, a compound of cyanogen and oxygen (CXHO), 
which is a strong acid, but unstable except at low tem- 
peratures. 
Cyanidse (si-an'i-de), n. pi. [NL.] Same as 
Cyanddai. 
cyanide (si'a-nid or -nid), n. [< cyan(ogen) + 
-trfe 1 .] In ehem., a combination of cyanogen with 
a metallic base : as, the cyanide of silver, of cop- 
per, etc. /*o/rt'um cyanide is commercially the most 
Important. It Is a crystalline solid, permanent In dry air, 
but decomposed in moist air, giving off an odor of prussic 
or hydrocyanic acid. It has a bitter taste, and is extreme- 
ly poisonous. It is extensively used in photography, elec- 
tro-metallurgy, and as a laboratory reagent. Cyanide 
powder, asalt of potassium, much used in electroplating. 
cyanine (si'a-nin), n. [< Gr. mavaf, dark-blue, 
+ -i?2.] The blue coloring matter of certain 
flowers, as the corn-flower, violet, and species 
of iris. Cyanine blue. See blue. 
cyanite (si'a-nit), n. [< Gr. Ki-avof, dark-blue, + 
-iie 2 .] A silicate of aluminium, occurring in 
bladed to fibrous crystalline aggregates and in 
triclinio crystals. Its prevailing color is blue, whence 
its name, but varying from a fine Prussian blue to sky-blue 
or bluish-white ; also green or gray. It has the same com- 
position as andalusite and nbrollte. Also kyanite and 
ditthfne. See cut under bladed. 
Cyanocephalus (si'a-no-sef'a-lus), n. [NL., < 
Gr. xiiavof, dark-blue, +' ne<j>a/"r/, head.] A nota- 
ble genus of corvine birds of America, having 
a short square tail, long pointed wings, a pecu- 
liarly shaped bill, and naked nostrils, it contains 
but one species, the blue crow of North America, C. vritM, 
better known as Gymnocitta cyanucephala, or Cyanocarax 
cagifini ; also called bl\u-htaded jay and pifion jay. It 
represents a type intermediate between crows and jays. 
The bird Is abundant in the mountainous regions of the 
West, especially where the pifion pine grows. 
cyanochroia (si'a-no-kro'yii), . [NL., < Gr. 
xt'ovof, dark-blue, + xp' a < color.] In pathol., 
a blue or livid color : same as cyanosis. 
cyanochroic (sFa-no-kro'ik), a. [< cyanochroia 
+ -ic.} Of a bluish color; affected with cyano- 
chroia : cyanosed. 
cyanochrous (si-a-nok'rus), a. [< cyanochroia 
f- -M.] Same as cyanochroic. 
Cyanocitta (si'a-no-sit'a), . [NL. (Strickland, 
1845), < Gr. KDOVOC, dark-blue, + nirra, Attic 
form of niaaa, a chattering bird, the jay, or, ac- 
cording to others, the magpie.] A genus of 
American jays, of which blue is the chief color. 
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). 
