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cuspid, n. and a.|ˈkʌspɪd| [ad. F. cuspide or L. cuspid-em: see cusp.] A. n. †1. Geom. = cusp 4. Obs.
1743Phil. Trans. XLII. 334 Points of contrary Flexure and Cuspids. 2. A cusped or cuspidate tooth.
1878L. P. Meredith Teeth 47 The incisors are called often..the ‘front teeth’; the upper cuspids, canine and ‘eye teeth’. B. adj. = cuspidate. (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1882.) |