| Cypris | ‖n.; pl. Cyprides [ L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Ky`pris. See Cyprian. ] (Zool.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cyprus | n. [ OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers. ] A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Lawn as white as driven snow,
Cyprus black as e'er was crow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
