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The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.

Red poppy. See Cop-rose.

refining precious metals, commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime). [Written also coppel.] Cupel dust, powder used in purifying metals.

Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion.

Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.

The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.

Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion.

Copper.

A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus Spalacopus.

Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol, under Blue.

A genus of minute Entomostraca, found both in fresh and salt water. See Copepoda.

A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred with an inked roller.

To trace or copy with a cymograph.

An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which, after exposure in the camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury.

certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with…

either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.

The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, the telescope accurate in definition.

A small copper coin of insignificant value. My dukedom to a beggarly denier. Shak.

To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Copland.