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C — Crotchet to Czarowitz (Part 14 of 17)

Curvet, v. n.

    1. Leap, bound, vault.
    2. Caper, frisk.

Curvet, n.

    1. Leap, bound.
    2. Caper, frolic, prank.

Curvity, n. See curvature, 1.

Cushat, n. Ring-dove, wood-pigeon (Columba palumbus).

Cusk, n. Torsk, tusk (Brosmius vulgaris).

Cusp, n. Point, angle, horn.

Cuspidate, Cuspidated, a. (Bot.) Pointed, acute, sharp, acuminate, acuminated.

Custodian, n. Guardian, keeper, curator, warden, superintendent.

Custody, n.

    1. Keeping, care, watch, guardianship, protection, safe-keeping.
    2. Confinement, imprisonment, prison, durance, duress.

Custom, n.

    1. Habit (of a majority), usage, fashion, practice, rule, consuetude, wont. See habit.
    2. Form, formality, observance.
    3. Patronage.
    4. Tax, impost, duty, tribute, toll.

Customary, a. Usual, common, wonted, habitual, accustomed, conventional, consuetudinary.

Customer, n. Purchaser, buyer, patron.

Cut, v. a.

    1. Divide or sever (by an edged tool), chop, make an incision in, wound (with a cutting instrument).