Defn: Of the form of a cube.
CUBILE
Cu*bi"le (k-b"l), n. Etym: [L., bed.]
Defn: The lowest course of stones in a building.
CUBILOSE
Cu"bi*lose` (k"b-ls`), n. Etym: [L. cubile bed, nest.]
Defn: A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.
CUBISM
Cu"bism (ku"biz'm), n. (Painting)
Defn: A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below). -
- Cu"bist (#), n.
CUBIT
Cu"bit (k"bt), n. Etym: [L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow, ell, cubit, fr.
(because the elbow serves focubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr.
Incumbent, Covey.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist. [Obs.]