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a merchant. [Obs.] He would have sold his part of paradise For ready money, had he met a copeman. B. Jonson.

A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.

Of or pertaining to the Copepoda. -- n.

An order of Entomastraca, including many minute Crustacea, both freshwater and marine.

Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.

An associate or companion; a friend; a partner. [Obs.] Misshapen time, copesmate of ugly Night. Shak.

A stone for coping. See Coping.

One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber.

The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping. Gwill.

Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful. Kindly pours its copious treasures forth. Thomson. Hail, Son of God, Savior of men! thy name Shall be the copious matter of my song. Milton.

In a copious manner.

The state or quality of being copious; abudance; plenty; also, diffuseness in style. To imitatethe copiousness of Homer. Dryden.

A copier. [Obs.] "A copist after nature." Shaftesbury.

Situated in one plane.

A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle. [Obs.]

Equal share. [Obs.] Myself will bear . . . coportion of your pack. Spenser.

Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested. Wiseman.

See Cupel.

A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.] My friends filled my pockets with coppers. Franklin.

A place where copper is wrought or manufactured. Woodward.