Cupidity, Culpable

kulrpa-bl, a. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty: censurable.— Cul'pabiene , -bil>ity, -tY, n. — Cul'pably, adv. — CuFprit, n. One ac- Cupreous, cused or convicted of crime; a criminal. Cultus, kul'tus, Cult, n. Homage; worship; a system I of religious belief, worship, or rites. — Cultivate, ' Cur, v. t. To till, fertilize; to direct special attention j to, foster, cherish; to improve by labor, care, or study; to civilize, refine. — Cultivable, a. — Cul- Curable, Curacoa, tering care tivation,; civilization re. Art or practice: state of, of etc. being; tillage cultivated; fos-; ' advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition: refinement: culture. Curare, — Cul'tivator, -ter, re. One who, etc.; an implement used in the tillage of growing crops, to loosen the sur- Curb, face of the earth. — Culture, kuKchur, n. Act of, etc.; cultivation; refinement of Cultivator. mind or manners. - [cultured (-churd), -turing.] To cultivate Culter, kuKter, re. A colter. See Colter. — Cul''trate, -trated, a. (Bot. & Ornith.) Sharp-edged and pointed, like a pruning knife. Culvert, kill' vert, re. An arched drain for water under a road, canal, etc. Cumber, kum'ber, v. t. [-bered (-herd), -Bering.] To hang or rest on as a troublesome weight; to be burdensome or oppre ive to: to clog, obstruct, embarra , impede. — Cum'bersome, -sum, a. Burdensome or hindering; not easily managed: oppre ive; vexatious. — Cum'bersomely, adv."— Cum^brance, -brans, n. Encumbrance. — Cum'bro us, -brus, a. Rendering action difficult; giving trouble. — Cum'brously, adv. — Cum'brousne , re. — Cu'niulate, -lat, v. t. To heap together; ama . — Cumula'tion, n. Act of, etc.; a heap.— Cumulative, -tiv, a. Forming a ma ; aggregated; augmenting:: gaining or giving force by succe ive additions. (Law.) Given by the same testator to the same legatee, — said of a legacy. — Cu'mulus. n. (Met»or.) One of the four primary forms of clouds, — being ma ed, and often bringing rain. [L.] — Cu/mulo-str a/'tus, n. A form of cloud between cumulus and stratus, which is in layers. Cumin, kum'in, n. An umbelliferous plant, resembling fennel, and having aromatic seeds. sun, cube, full; moon, fo~ot; cow, oil; linger kunk'ta-tiv, a. Causing or prone to delay; tardy. ku'ne-al. -neate, -neated, -neafic, -niform, -ne'iform, a. Having the form of a wedge; pert, to the wedge-shaped characters in ancient Persian and A yrian inscriptions. kun'ning, a. Well-instructed; skillful; experienced; given to underhand maneuvering; artfully deceitful; sly; crafty; exhibiting skill or craft; ingenious; curious, — n. Faculty or act of using stratagem; deceit; art. kup, n. A small drinking ve el: contents of a cup; cupful; a drink composed of wine iced and flavored: that which must be endured; portion; lot. (Surg.) A cupping-gla , pi. Repeated potations; revelry; drunkenne . — v. t. [cupped (kupt), cupping.] To supply with cups. (Surg.) To bleed by scarification and a cupping-gla . — Cup'ping, n. (Surg.) Operation of drawing blood with a cupping-gla . — Cup'ping-gla , n. A gla cup to be applied to the skin, to draw blood by exhausting the air. — Cup'bearer, n. One who fills and hands the cups at an entertainment. — Cup'board, kub'erd, n. A closet with shelves, for cups, plates, etc. — Cu'pel, n. A small ve el used in refining precious metals; a shallow crucible. — Cupel', v. t. To separate bv means of a cupel; refine. — Cu'pol a, -la, n.; pi. -las, -laz. (Arch.) A spherical vault on the top of an edifice. The round top of a furnace: the furnace itself. ku-pid'i-tT, n. Eager desire for po e ion, esp. of wealth; covetousne ; lust. Cupola. ku'pre-us, a. Of or resembling copper; coppery. — Cupriferous, -er-us, a. Containing or affording copper. ker, n. A worthle or degenerate dog: a worthle , snarling fellow — Cur'rish, a. Like a cur; quarrelsome; churlish — Cur'rishly. adv.