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In bookbinding: (a) The cut made by a bookbinders' knife on a book lying on or against a board, in con- Cuterebra (kū-te-reb'rä), n . Same as Cutite- trad is tinct i on to a cut made on a book in the middle of a pile of other books. ( b ) The piece of wood which receives the edge of the knife. cut-and-thrust (kut'and-thrust'), a . Designed for cutting and thrusting: as, a cut - and - thrust sword. 3. Attached to, acting upon, or situated imme- diately below the skin; subcutaneous: as, a cu- taneous muscle. - Cutaneous absorption. See ab- sorption. cutaneously (ku-ta'ne-us-li), adv . By or through the skin: as, absorbed cutaneously . cutaway (kut'a-wa), a. and n. [ cut , pp. of cut , r., + away .] I. a. Cut back from the waist: as, a cutaway coat. IMG:content-1880.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1881.png:[blocks in formation] cut-gra (kut'grås), n. A kind of gra having very rough blades, which when drawn quickly through the hand inflict a cut. - Rice cut-gra , in the United States, the wild rice, Leersia oryzoides. cutht, a. A Middle English form of couth . cuth-(kuth). An element in some proper names of Anglo-Saxon origin, being the same (with vowel shortened before two consonants) as couth , known (see couth ): as, Cuthbert , Anglo- Saxon Cuth - berht , -briht (famous as a warrior); Cuthred, Anglo-Saxon Cuthred (famous in coun- sel); Cuthwin , Anglo-Saxon Cuthwine (famous friend or fighter). cuthbertt (kuth'bert), n. [Formerly St. Cuth- bert's duck ( Anas cuthberti ); cf. cuddy4 , prob. of same ult. origin.] The eider-duck, Soma- teria moll is sima . Montagu . cut-heal (kut'hel), n. [Appar. cut + heal ; from supposed curative properties.] The va lerian, Valerian a officinal is . cuticle (kū'ti-kl), п. [= F. cuticule = Sp. cut i- cula = Pg. cuticula = It. cuticola , cuticula , dim. of cutis , the skin: see cutis .] 1. In zool . the outermost layer of the skin, forming the and an at .: (a) The scarf-skin or epidermis; general superficial integument or covering of the body (see cut under skin ); by extension, any kind of epidermal or cuticular growths, as nails, claws, hoofs, horns, hair, feathers, etc. (b) The outermost and very superficial integu- ment in general, without reference to its exact nature; a pellicle; a skin, rind, or other invest- brane lining an internal organ: as, the cuticle of a fowl's gizzard. (d) In infusorians, specifi- cally, the cell-wall.-2. In bot . , a continuous hyaline film covering the surface of a plant the epidermal cells. Sometimes used as equiv- alent to epidermis .-3. A thin skin formed on the surface of liquor; a film or pellicle. When any saline liquor is evaporated to cuticle , the salt concretes in regular figures. Newton , Opticks. cuticula (kū-tik'ū-lä), n .; pl. cuticulæ (-lē). [L., dim. of cutis , the skin: see cutis .] In zoöl . and an at.: (a) The cuticle proper; the epidermis; the ectoderm; the exoskeleton; the superficial investment of the body, in so far as this is formed by or derived from the epiblastic cells or epiblast of the embryo, whatever its ulterior IMG:content-1882.png:[blocks in formation] cutipunctor (kū-ti-pungk'tor), n. skin (see cutis ), + NL. punctor , punctus , puncture: see puncture , point .] A surgical instrument for puncturing the skin. E. H. Knight . cutis (kū'tis), n. [L., the skin, = E. hide2 , q. v.] 1. The skin in general; a skin.-2. The true skin, corium, or derma underlying the cut i- cle or scarf-skin. See cut under skin .-3. A firmer ti ue of some fungi, forming an outer covering. Cutis an serin a, literally, goose-skin; goose- flesh; horripilation; a contracted, roughened state of the skin arising from cold, fright, etc. See anserine. - Cutis vera, the true skin, corium, or derma. cut i sector (kü-ti-sek'tor), n. (see cutis ), + sector , a cutter: see sector .] A knife, consisting of a pair of parallel adjust a- ble blades, used for making thin sections in microscopy. E. H. Knight. Cut i terebra (ku"ti-te-reb'rä), n. [NL. (Clark, 1815), also contr. Cuterebra , cutis , skin, + terebra , a borer, terere , bore.] A genus of bot- flies, of the family Estridæ , the species of which IMG:content-1883.png:[blocks in formation] modification. (b) In infusorians, a compara- Cytitis. Dunglison . tively dense envelop to which the outer wall of the body gives rise. Also cuticulum. (c) In annelids, as the earthworm, a thin and trans- parent though tough membrane, forming the outermost envelop of the body, and perforated by extremely minute vertical canals. cuticular (ku-tik'u-lär), a . [= F. cuticula ire = Sp. cuticular = It. cut i col are ; as cuticula + -ar2.] Pertaining to or consisting of cuticle, in a broad sense; epidermal. The oral and gastric regions are armed with cuticular teeth in many Invertebrata. Huxley , Anat. Invert., p. 56. cuticular i zati on (ku-tik"ū-lär-i-za's hon), n. [ -ation .] Same as cutinization. Also spelled cuticular is at i on . cuticularize (ku-tik'u-lär-iz), v. t.; pret. and pp. cuticular i zed , ppr. cuticular i zing . [ cuticula rise , cutinize . The rest of the epidermal cells of the tentacles have their exterior walls exce ively cuticular i sed and res is- tant. W. Gardiner, Proc. Royal Soc., XXXIX. 229. A cuticular i zed cell-wall is almost impermeable to wa- Encyc. Brit ., XIX. 44. cuticulum (kū-tik'ū-lum), n. [NL., neut. dim. of L. cutis , skin: see cutis , cuticle .] Same as cuticula (b ) . cut if i cation (ku"ti-fi-ka's hon), n. [ -fy and -ation .] Formation of epidermis or of skin. cutify (kū'ti-fi), v. i.; pret. and pp. cutified , ppr. cutifying . [L. cutis , skin, + -ficare , make: see cutis and - fy .] To form skin. cutikins (köti-kinz), n. pl . Spatterdashes. Also written cuitikins . [Scotch.] cutin (kū'tin), n. [L. cutis , the skin, + -in2.] According to Frémy, a peculiar modification of cellulose contained in the epidermis of leaves, petals, and fruits, together with or- dinary cellulose, and forming the cuticle or cutlacet, n. cutlas, cutla (kut'las), n. [Formerly also cutt cuttelas, cutlace , cutle (also courtelas , curtle - ax , and curtal - ax , in simulation of curtal and ar1 , perhaps with some thought of a battle-ax), E. dial. also cutlash ; F.coutelas (= It. coltellac- cio , dial. cortelazo ), coutel , cultel , F. couteau (> E. cutto ) = It. coltello , a knife, dagger, cultellus , a knife, dim. of culter , a knife, > AS. culter , E. colter , coulter , the knife of a plow, and (through cultellus ) E. cutler , q. v. Not connected with cut . ] A short sword or large knife, espe- cially one used for cutting rather than thrust- ing; specifically, a curved basket-hilted sword of strong and simple make, used at sea, espe- cially when boarding or repelling boarders. cutlas-fish (kut'las-fish), n . 1. The thread-fish, Trichiurus lepturus. See hairtail .-2. A fish of the family Gymnotida , Carapus fasci at us . cutlash (kut'lash), n. See cutlas . cutla , n. See cutlas . cutler (kut'ler), n. [ coteler , cotel- ler , OF. cotelier , mod. F. coutelier , cultellus , a knife, dim. of culter , a knife: see cutlas . Not con- nected with cut .] 1. One whose occupation is the making of knives and other cutting instru- ments. Upon a knife, "Love me, and leave me not." Shak ., M. of V., v. 1. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary Cutler i a The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary ing plurilocular sporangia. Each antheridium produces two small reproductive bodies, and each archegonium [NL., one larger one; both escape as zoöspores, but the female cells soon come to rest, and each a umes the form of an oösphere. C. multifid a is a British species. Cutler i aceæ (kut-lê-ri-ā'sē-ē), n. pl. Cutler i a + -ace a.] А aceæ.] A small family of ored algæ forming a transition between Phao sporeæ and Fucacea. The genera are Cutler i a and Zanardinia.