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PDFCurace, sb. cuirass, S3, SkD; curat, HD.—OF. cuirace; Late Lat. coracium, from Lat. corium, leather.
Curall, sb. coral, S3; see Coral.
Curat, sb. curate, C.—Late Lat. curatus.
Curatour, sb. curate, priest who has cure of souls, PP, S2.
Cure, sb. a charge, cure of souls, PP, C3; cures, pl., pursuits, C2.—Church Lat. cura.
Curiour, sb. currier, W; see Coriour.
Curious, adj. busy, zealous, eager to know, dainty, fine, MD, S3; careful, C.
Curlew, sb. curlew, coturnix, Prompt., W2 (Ps. 104. 40); curlu, H; kurlu, MD; corlew, MD; curlowyr, Voc.—OF. corlieu, curlew (Cotg.).
Currour, sb. runner, courier, W2; corour, W2; currours, pl. light-armed troops, S3.
Curry, v. to prepare leather, to curry horses, to rub down, flatter, S3, MD; currayyn, Prompt.; coraye, MD.—OF. couraA"r, coureer (F. courroyer); It. corredare; from Low Lat. conredium. See Conrey.
Curs, sb. curse, C, G; cors, S3, G.
Cursedly, adv. wickedly, C2.
Cursednes, sb. malice, wickedness, C2; cursednesse, C2; cursidnesse, misery, W2.
Cursen. v. to curse, MD; corse, S2; cursede, pt. s., S; corsed, pp., S2.—AS. cursian.
Curt, sb. court, S; see Court.
Curteis, adj. courteous, S3, C; see Corteis.
Curteisly, adv. courteously, C2; see Corteisliche.
Curteisye, sb. courtesy, PP; see Cortesye.
Cus, sb. kiss, Prompt.; coss, W; cos, S, W, W2; kosses, pl., MD; cossis, W2.—AS. cos; cp. OHG. cus (Tatian).
Cusen; see Chesen.
Cussen, v. to kiss, S, MD; kussen, S; kesse, S, C2; custe, pt. s., S; keste, C2; kiste, S, C2; kest, S2; cusseden, pl., S2.—AS. cyssan; cp. OHG. cussan (Tatian).
Cust, sb. choice, moral excellence, character, MD; custe, dat., S.—AS. cyst; cp. OHG. kust (Otfrid). See Chesen.
Custome, sb. custom, a public due, MD, S; custume, S; costom, MD.—AF. custume, coustume; Late Lat. *_consuetunimem_, *_consuetuninem_; Lat. consuetudinem; see Constans, and SkD (p. 798).
Custome-house, sb. custom-house, S2.
Cut, sb. a cut twig, a lot, C, C3, H, Prompt., MD; kut, H, MD; cutte, Palsg.; kuttis, pl., H. Phr.: to draw cuts, HD. See Kutten.
