Part 2409

<hw>Copped</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cop</er>.]</ety> <def>Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested.</def>

<i>Wiseman.</i>

<h1>Coppel</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"pel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. & v.</tt> <def>See <er>Cupel</er>.</def>

<h1>Copper</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>coper</ets> (cf. D. <ets>koper</ets>, Sw. <ets>koppar</ets>, Dan. <ets>kobber</ets>, G. <ets>kupfer</ets>), LL. <ets>cuper</ets>, fr. L. <ets>cuprum</ets> for earlier <ets>Cyprium</ets>, <ets>Cyprium aes</ets>, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. <?/ of Cyprus (Gr. <?/), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf. <er>Cypreous</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.</def>

<note>&hand; Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<blockquote>My friends filled my pockets with <b>coppers</b>. <i>Franklin.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> Specifically <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <def>the boilers in the galley for cooking; <as>as, a ship's <ex>coppers</ex></as>.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Copper</i> is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense of <i>made</i> or <i>consisting of copper</i>, or <i>resembling copper</i>; as, a <i>copper</i> boiler, tube, etc.</note>

<blockquote>All in a hot and <b>copper</b> sky. <i>Coleridge.</i></blockquote>

<note>It is sometimes written in combination; as, <i>copper</i>plate, <i>copper</i>smith, <i>copper</i>-colored.</note>

<cs><col>Copper finch</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Chaffinch</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Copper glance</col>, &or; <col>Vitreous copper</col></mcol>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Chalcocite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Indigo copper</col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Covelline</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Copper</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"per</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p.p.</tt> <er>Coppered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p.pr. & vb.n.</tt> <er>Coppering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; <as>as, to <ex>copper</ex> a ship</as>.</def>

<h1>Copperas</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"per*as</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>coperose</ets>, F. <ets>couperose</ets>, fr. (assumed?) L. <ets>cuprirosa</ets>, equiv. to G. <grk>cha`lkanqos</grk>, i. e. copper flower, vitriol. See <er>Copper</er> and <er>Rose.</er>]</ety> <def>Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also <altname>ferrous sulphate</altname>.</def>

<note>&hand; The term <i>copperas</i> was formerly synonymous with <i>vitriol</i>, and included the green, blue, and white vitriols, or the sulphates of iron, copper, and zinc.</note>

<h1>Copper-bottomed</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"per-bot`tomed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship.</def>

<h1>Copper-faced</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"per-faced`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt><def>Faced or covered with copper; <as>as, <ex>copper-faced</ex> type</as>.</def>

<h1>Copper-fastened</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"per-fas`tened</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt><def>Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>copper-fastened</ex> ship</as>.</def>

<h1>Copperhead</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cop"per*head`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From its color.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A poisonous American serpent (<spn>Ancistrodon conotortrix</spn>), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also <altname>copper-belly</altname>, and <altname>red viper</altname>.</def>