First Known Use: 1605
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1cupel
noun cu·pel \kyü-ˈpel, ˈkyü-pəl\
Definition of CUPEL
: a small shallow porous cup especially of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from lead
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Origin of CUPEL
French coupelle, diminutive of coupe cup, from Late Latin cuppa
Rhymes with CUPEL
band shell, barbell, Becquerel, Blackwell, bluebell, bombshell, bridewell, cadelle, cartel, chandelle, Chanel, clamshell, compel, cormel, cornel, corral, cowbell, diel, dispel, doorbell, dry cell, dry well, dumbbell, duxelles, ear shell, eggshell, excel, expel, farewell, fat cell, foretell, fuel cell, gazelle, germ cell, Glaspell, gromwell, groundswell, half shell, handbell, hard sell, hard-shell, harebell, hotel, impel, indwell, inkwell, Jarrell, jurel, Kandel, lampshell, lapel, Mandel, marcel, maxwell, Maxwell, micelle, misspell, morel, motel, nacelle, nerve cell, Nobel, noel, nouvelle, nutshell, oil well, Orel, Orwell, outsell, pall-mall, Parnell, pastel, pell-mell, pixel, pointelle, Ponselle, presell, propel, quenelle, rakehell, rappel, Ravel, rebel, refel, repel, respell, retell, riel, rondel, Roswell, saurel, scalpel, seashell, sequel, sleigh bell, soft sell, soft-shell, solgel, speedwell, spinel, stairwell, star shell, stem cell, tooth shell, unsell, unwell, upwell, wind-bell
2cupel
verb
cupelled or cupeledcupel·ling or cupel·ing
Definition of CUPEL
transitive verb
: to refine by means of a cupel
— cu·pel·ler noun
First Known Use of CUPEL
1644
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