. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations . shion used bythe Romans to rest the elbow on when re-clining. Cubit-arm, Her. A human arm couped at theelbow. Cubitoria, —ae (sc. vcstimenta, vestcs). (See CCKNATORIA.) Cucullus, R. Literally, a piece of paperrolled into the shape of a funnel, used at Romeby apothecaries and other tradespeople forwrapp
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations . shion used bythe Romans to rest the elbow on when re-clining. Cubit-arm, Her. A human arm couped at theelbow. Cubitoria, —ae (sc. vcstimenta, vestcs). (See CCKNATORIA.) Cucullus, R. Literally, a piece of paperrolled into the shape of a funnel, used at Romeby apothecaries and other tradespeople forwrapping up certain kinds of goods ; and hence,by analogy, the hood affi.\ecl to certain garments,such as the lacerna, pcenula, sagum, &c. (SeeCowl.) Cucuma, R. A term applied to variousearthenware or metal vessels, when they wereused to heat water or any other liquid. Cucurbita, R. A pumpkin or gourd, andthence a cupping-glass. Cudo. Cudon, R. A skull-cap made of softleather or furs. Cuerpo (Span.). Body clothing, i. e. ajacket. Cufic (characters), .\rab. The Cufic is themost ancient form of Arabian writing, and bearsa great resemblance to the .Syriac writing calledestraug/uio; it appears to have originated in thecity of Cufa or Coufa, whence I lie name. H 2 ^UNIVERSITY ) WORDS USED IN. Fig. 223. Cuisse. Cuirass. (See Cingulum, Lorica, Pec-tor ale. Thorax.) Cuir-boulli, Fr. Boiled leather, frequentlymentioned by medieval writers. It has latelybeen revived under the name of impressed leather,and brought to a hi^h state of perfection, [fair-holt.) Hence :— Cuirbouly, O. E. Tanned leather. Cuisses, forthe thighs, in-troduced a-bout the mid-dle of the 14thcentury. Inearlyexamplesthey consistedof one, two,or three piecesof plate over-lapping ; lateron they wereformed of onepiece only,andfinally werefinished witha back piece,enclosing thewhole of thethigh in armour. Cuitikins, Cutikins, Scotch. Guetres, , O. E. Part of a womans horned head-dress, furred with a
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