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"Section C"

C6H4.CHO,
obtained from oil of caraway; -- called also cuminic
aldehyde
.


Cum"min (k?m"m?n), n. Same as
Cumin.


Ye pay tithe of mint, and cummin.

Matt. xxiii. 23.


Cum"shaw (k?m"sha), n. [Chin.
kom-tsie.] A present or bonus; -- originally applied
to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.

S. Wells Williams.


Cum"shaw, v. t. To give or
make a present to.


Cu"mu-cir`ro-stra"tus (k?`m?-s?r`r?-str?"t?s),
n. (Meteor.) Nimbus, or rain cloud.
See Nimbus, and Cloud.


Cu"mu*late (k?"m?-l?t), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Cumulated (-l?`t?d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Cumulating (-l?`t?ng).]
[L. cumulatus, p. p. of cumulare to heap up, fr.
cumulus a heap. See Cumber.] To gather or
throw into a heap; to heap together; to accumulate.


Shoals of shells, bedded and cumulated heap
upon heap.

Woodward.


Cu`mu*la"tion (k?`m?-l?"sh?n), n.
[Cf.


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