Cumbrian system(Geol.), the slate or graywacke system of rocks, now included in the Cambrian or Silurian system; — so called because most prominent at Cumberland.

Cumbrous
(Cum"brous) a.

1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.

He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight.
Swift.

That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively.
De Quincey.

2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.]

A clud of cumbrous gnats.
Spenser.

— Cum"brous*ly, adv. — Cum"brous*ness, n.

Cumene
(Cu"mene) n. [From Cumin.] (Chem.) A colorless oily hydrocarbon, C6H5.C3H7, obtained by the distillation of cuminic acid; — called also cumol.

Cumfrey
(Cum"frey) n. (Bot.) See Comfrey.

Cumic
(Cu"mic) a. (Chem.) See Cuming.

Cumidine
(Cu"mi*dine) n. [From Cumin.] (Chem.) A strong, liquid, organic base, C3H7. C6H4.NH2, homologous with aniline.

Cumin
(Cum"in) n. [OE. comin, AS. cymen, fr. L. cuminum, Gr. of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kammn, Heb. kammn; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.) A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel (Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.]

Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes.
Spenser.

Black cumin(Bot.), a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.

Cuminic
(Cu*min"ic) a. Pertaining to, or derived from, cumin, or from oil of caraway; as, cuminic acid.

Cuminic acid(Chem.), white crystalline substance, C3H7. C6H4.CO2H, obtained from oil of caraway.

Cuminil
(Cu"mi*nil) n . A substance, analogous to benzil, obtained from oil of caraway.

1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.

To perform a cumbersome obedience.
Sir. P. Sidney.

2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine.

He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering, cumbersome, circuitous.
I. Taylor.

— Cum"ber*some*ly, adv. — Cum"ber*some*ness,n.

Cumbrance
(Cum"brance) n. Encumbrance. [Obs.]

Extol not riches then, the toil of fools,
The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare.
Milton.

Cumbrian
(Cum"bri*an) a. Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks found there.

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