Cupelled

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cupel \Cu*pel"\ (k[-u]*p[e^]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupelled}
     (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupelling}.]
     To refine by means of a cupel.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cupelled
       See {cupel}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cupel
       n : small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to
           separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash
           cup}, {refractory pot}]
       [also: {cupelling}, {cupelled}]