Part 2653

<hw>Cuff</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.</def>

<blockquote>Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; Who well it wards, and quitten <b>cuff</b> with <b>cuff</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Many a bitter kick and <b>cuff</b>. <i>Hudibras.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cuff</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cuff</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. from F. <ets>coiffe</ets> headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. <er>Coif</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.</def>

<blockquote>He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band,short <b>cuffs</b>, and a peaked beard. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate;especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like.</def>

<h1>Cuffy</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cuf"fy</hw> <tt>(k<?/f`f<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A name for a negro.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<h1>Cufic</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cu"fic</hw> <tt>(k?`f?k)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[So called from the town of <ets>Cufa</ets>, in the province of Bagdad.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the older characters of the Arabic language.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Kufic</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cuinage</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cuin"age</hw> <tt>(kw?n`?j)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>coinage</ets>.]</ety> <def>The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the arms of the duchy of Cornwall.</def>

<h1>Cuirass</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cui*rass"</hw> <tt>(kw?-r?s`, &or; kw?`r?s; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cuirasses</plw>(-<?/z)</plu>. <ety>[ F.<ets>cuirasse</ets>, orig., a breas<?/plate of leather, for OF. <ets>cuir<?/e</ets>, <ets>cuirie</ets> influenced by It. <ets>corazza</ets>, or Sp. <ets>cora<?/<?/</ets>, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>coriacea</ets>, fr. L. coriacevs, adj., of leather, fr. <ets>corium</ets> leather, hide; akin to Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ intestinal membrane, OSlav. <ets>skora</ets> hide, Lith. <ets>skura</ets> hide, leather. Cf. <er>Coriaceous</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The breastplate taken by itself.</def>

<note>&hand; The <i>cuirass</i> covered the body before and behind. It consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances. It was originally, as the name imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal.</note> <i>Crose.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.</def>

<h1>Cuirassed</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cui*rassed"</hw> <tt>(kw?-r?st` &or; kw?`r?st)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Wearing a cuirass.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass;- said of certain fishes.</def>

<h1>Cuirassier</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cui`ras*sier"</hw> <tt>(kw?`r?s-s?r")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cuirassier</ets>. See <er>Curass</er>.]</ety> <def>A soldier armed with a cuirass.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Cuish</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cuish</hw> <tt>(kw?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cuisse</ets> thigh, fr. L. <ets>coxa</ets> hip: cf. F. <ets>cuissard</ets>, OF, <ets>cuissot</ets>, armor for the thigh, cuish. Cf. <er>Hough</er>.]</ety> <def>Defensive armor for the thighs.</def> <altsp>[ Written also <asp>cuisse</asp>, and quish.]</altsp>

<h1>Cuisine</h1> <Xpage=354>

<hw>Cui`sine"</hw> <tt>(kw?`z?n")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>coquina</ets> kitchen, fr. <ets>coquere</ets> to cook. See <er>Kitchen</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The kitchen or cooking department.</def>