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The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.

The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork.

To change into cutin.

See Dermis.

A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See Curtal ax. Cutlass fish, (Zoöl.), a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish (Trichirus lepturus) of the southern United States and West Indies; -- called also saber fish, silver eel, and, improperly, swordfish.

One who makes or deals in cutlery, or knives and other cutting instruments.

The business of a cutler.

A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for broiling.

The art of making edged tools or cutlery. [Obs.] Milton.

A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid.

One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocket To have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cutpurse. Shak.

One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.

One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.

Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or

In a cutting manner.

A knife. [Obs.] Bale.

The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes, as for making polishing powder, etc.

A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle me." Shak.

A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away from the axle.

Short; as, a cutty knife; a cutty sark. [Scot.]