CUNABULA Cu*nab"u*la (k-nb"-l), n. pl. Etym: [L., a cradle, earliest abode, fr. cunae cradle.]
1. The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals; as, the cunabula of the human race.
2. (Bibliography)
Defn: The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.
CUNCTATION Cunc*ta"tion (knk-t"shn), n. Etym: [L. cunctatio, fr. cunctari, p.p. cunctatus, to delay.]
Defn: Delay; procrastination. [R.] Carlyle.
CUNCTATIVE
Cunc"ta*tive (knk"t-tv), a.
Defn: Slow; tardy; dilatory; causing delay.
CUNCTATOR Cunc*ta"tor (knk-t"tr), n. Etym: [L., lit., a delayer; — applied as a surname to Q. Fabius Maximus.]
Defn: One who delays or lingers. [R.]