Cup definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CUP, n. [L., a little cup.] 1. A small vessel of capacity, used commonly to drink ... of. It is usually made of metal; as a silver cup; a tin cup. But the name is also given to vessels of like ... coffee-cups are often exceptions. 2. The contents of a cup; the liquor contained in a cup, or that it ...
cup and ball definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bilboquet Bil"bo*quet, n. [F.] The toy called cup and ball. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky`ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. Coop, Cupola, Cowl a water vessel, and Cob, ...
Cup and can definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky`ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. Coop, Cupola, Cowl a water vessel, and Cob, Coif ... small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern ...
Dry cup definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky`ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. Coop, Cupola, Cowl a water vessel, and Cob, Coif ... small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern ...
Wet cup definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky`ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. Coop, Cupola, Cowl a water vessel, and Cob, Coif ... small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern ...
loving cup definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a large ... school kept the cups is a special glass case" [syn: cup, loving cup] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: from its former use in ... drinking vessel with two or more handles 2. a loving cup given as a token or trophy Webster's 1913 Dictionary Loving cup Lov"ing cup` A large ornamental drinking vessel having two or more ...
acorn cup definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn [syn: cupule, acorn cup] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Acorn cup A"corn cup The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.
grace cup definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: cup to be passed around for the final toast after a ... usages of merchants being different. Good graces, favor; friendship. Grace cup. (a) A cup or vessel in which a health is drunk after grace ... A health drunk after grace has been said. The grace cup follows to his sovereign's health. --Hing. Grace drink, a drink taken on rising from the table; a grace cup. To [Queen Margaret, of Scotland] . . . we owe the custom ...
cup tie definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also cup-tie(cup ties) In sports, especially football, a cup tie is a match between two teams who are taking ... part in a competition in which the prize is a cup. (BRIT) N-COUNT
stirrup cup definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a farewell ... the vessel in which it is served 2. a farewell cup Webster's 1913 Dictionary Stirrup Stir"rup, n. [OE. stirop ... supporting a footrope. --Totten. Stirrup bone (Anat.), the stapes. Stirrup cup, a parting cup taken after mounting. Stirrup iron, an iron stirrup. Stirrup leather ... Stirrup, 1. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue A parting cup or glass, drank on horseback by the person taking leave ... knockout drops, leave, leave-taking, mixed drink, nightcap, parting, parting cup, parting words, pousse-cafe, punch, send-off, sundowner, valediction, ...
fairy cup definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp [syn: blood cup, fairy cup, Peziza coccinea] 2: miterwort of northeastern North America usually with ... that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers [syn: fairy cup, Mitella diphylla]
Tantalus's cup definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tantalus Tan"ta*lus, n ... genus of wading birds comprising the wood ibises. Tantalus's cup (Physics), a philosophical toy, consisting of a cup, within which is the figure of a man, and within ... arm of which passes down through the bottom of the cup, and allows the escape of any liquid that may be ... the level of the mouth of the figure in the cup.
cup of tea definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: cup of tea, bag, dish] Merriam Webster's Date: 1932 1 ... excels in < I see already that storytelling isn't my cup of tea — John Barth >; also a person suited to one ... thing to be reckoned with ; matter < poltergeists are a different cup of tea — D. B. W. Lewis >
mossy-cup oak definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: medium ... tough close-grained wood [syn: bur oak, burr oak, mossy-cup oak, mossycup oak, Quercus macrocarpa] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Oak ... more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species ... Bur oak (see under Bur.), Q. macrocarpa; -- called also over-cup or mossy-cup oak. Chestnut oak, Q. Prinus and Q. densiflora. Chinquapin oak ...
Cup-rose definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CUP-ROSE, n. The poppy. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cop-rose ... D. klaproos, klapperroos.] The red, or corn, poppy. [Written also cup-rose.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cup-rose Cup"-rose (k?p"r?z), n. Red poppy. See Cop ...