Part 2700

<i> Malcom.</i>

<h1>Cute</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cute</hw> <tt>(k?t)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[An abbrev. of <ets>acute</ets>.]</ety> <def>Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Cuteness</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cute"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Acuteness; cunning.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Cutgrass</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cut"grass`</hw> <tt>(k?t"gr?s`)</tt>. <def>A grass with leaves having edges furnished with very minute hooked prickles, which form a cutting edge; one or more species of <i>Leersia</i>.</def>

<h1>Cuticle</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cu"ti*cle</hw> <tt>(k?"t?-k'l)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cuticula</ets>, dim. of <ets>cuttis</ets> skin; akin to E. <ets>hide</ets> skin of an animal.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The scarfskin or epidermis. See <er>Skin</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.</def>

<h1>Cuticular</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cu*tic"u*lar</hw> <tt>(k?-t?k"?-l?r)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to the cuticle, or external coat of the skin; epidermal.</def>

<h1>Cutin</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cu"tin</hw> <tt>(k?"t?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cutis</ets> skin, outside.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.</def>

<h1>Cutinization</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cu`tin*i*za"tion</hw> <tt>(k?`t?n-?-z?"sh?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork.</def>

<h1>Cutinize</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cu"tin*ize</hw> <tt>(k?"t?n-?z)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <def>To change into cutin.</def>

<h1>Cutis</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cu"tis</hw> <tt>(k?"t?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Cuticle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Dermis</er>.</def>

<h1>Cutlass</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cut"lass</hw> <tt>(k?t"l<it>a</it>ss)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cutlasses</plw> <tt>(-Ez)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>coutelas</ets> (cf. It. <ets>coltellaccio</ets>), augm. fr. L. <ets>cuttellus</ets> a smallknife, dim. of <ets>culter</ets> knife. See <er>Colter</er>, and cf. <er>Curtal ax</er>.]</ety> <def>A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See <er>Curtal ax</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Cutlass fish</col>, <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish (<spn>Trichirus lepturus</spn>) of the southern United States and West Indies; -- called also <altname>saber fish</altname>, <altname>silver eel</altname>, and, improperly, <altname>swordfish</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cutler</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cut"ler</hw> <tt>(kUt"lEr)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>coteler</ets>, F. <ets>coutelier</ets>, LL. <ets>cultellarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>cultellus</ets>. See <er>Cutlass</er>.]</ety> <def>One who makes or deals in cutlery, or knives and other cutting instruments.</def>

<h1>Cutlery</h1> <Xpage=360>

<hw>Cut"ler*y</hw> <tt>(k?t"l?r-?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The business of a cutler.</def>