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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Index Guide

cullion 949 cully deceive 545 dupe 547 culm 388 culminate maximum 33 height 206 top 210 complete 729 culpability vice 945 guilt 947 culprit 949, 975 cult 990 cultivate till 365, 371 sharpen 375 improve 658 prepare 673 aid 707 courtesy 894 cultivated courteous 894 – taste 850 cultivation [see cultivate] knowledge 490 cultivator 371 cultural 537, 542 culture knowledge 490 improvement 658 taste 850 courtesy 894 culverin 727 culvert 350 cumber load 319 obstruct 706 cumbersome incommodious 647 disagreeable 830 cumbrous 830 cummerbund 225 cumshaw 784 cumulative assembled 72 evidential 467 – evidence 467 – vote 609 cumulous 353 cumulus 353 cunctation delay 133 (inactivity 683) cuneate 244 cuneiform 244 – character 590 cunning prepense 611 sagacious 698 artful 702 – fellow 700 cup vessel 191 hollow 252 beverage 298 remedy 662 tipple 959 between – and lip 111 bitter – 828 – of humiliation 879 – that cheers &c. 298 – too low 837 – tossing 621 dash the – from one’s lips 509 in one’s -s 959 cupbearer 746 cupboard 191 cupel 384 cupellation 336, 384 Cupid beauty 845 love 897 cupidity avarice 819 desire 865 cupola height 206 dome 223, 250 cupping 662 cup-shaped 252 cur dog 366 sneak 949 curable 658, 660, 662 curacy 995 curate 996 curative 660 curator 694, 758 curb moderate 174 slacken 275 dissuade 616 chance 621 check 706 restrain 751 shackle 752 mart 799 – bit 706 – roof 244 curcuma paper 463 curd density 321 pulp 354 (cohere 46) curdle condense 321 make the blood – 830 curdled 352 cure reinstate 660 remedy 662 preserve 670 benefice 995 curé 996 cure-all 662 cureless 859 curfew 126 curia 966 curio 847 curiosity unconformity 83 inquiring 455 phenomenon 872 curious exceptional 83 inquisitive 455 true 494 beautiful 845 desirous 865 curiously very 31 curl bend 245 convolution 248 hair 256 cockle up 258 – cloud 353 – paper 256 – up one’s lip 930 curling game 840 curling tongs 386 curly 248 curmudgeon miser 819 currants 298 currency publicity 531 money 800 current existing 1 general 78 present 118 happening 151 of water 348 of air 349 rife 531, 532 language 560 habit 613 danger 667 account – 811 against the – 708 – belief 488 – of events 151 – of ideas 451 – of time 109 go with the – 82 pass – believed 484 fashion 852 stem the – 708 curricle 272 curricular 272 curriculum 537 currish 895 curry rub 331 condiment 393 – favour with love 897 flatter 933 currycomb 370 curse bane 663 adversity 735 painful 830 malediction 908 (evil 619) cursed bad 649 cursitor 968 cursive 573 cursory transient 111 inattentive 458 hasty 684 take a – view of 457 neglect 460 curst sullen 901a curt short 201 concise 572 taciturn 585 curtail retrench 38 shorten 201 (decrease 36) (deprive 789) -ed of its fair proportions distorted 243 ugly 846 curtailment decrease 36 [see curtail] curtain shade 424 hide 528, 530 theater 599 fortification 717 behind the – invisible 447 inquiry 461 knowledge 490 close the – 528 – lecture 932 – raiser drama 66, 599 raise the – 529 rising of the – 448 curtal 201 curtate 201 curtsy stoop 308, 314 submit 725 polite 894 curule 474, 696 curvate 245 curvature 245 curve 245 curved 245 curvet leap 309 turn 311 oscillate 314 agitate 315 curvilinear 245 – motion 311 cushat 366 cushion pillow 215 soft 324 relief 834 cusp angle 244 sharp 253 cuspidor 191 cussed 901a cussedness 606 custard pie 298 custodian 753 custody safe 664 captive 751 retention 781 in – prisoner 754 accused 938 take into – 751 custom old 124 habit 613 barter 794 sale 796 tax 812 fashion 852 – honored in breach 614 customary [see custom] regular 80 customer 795 customhouse 799 – officer 965 custos 753 – rotulorum 553