cupel

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkjuːpəl/

Definition of cupel

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
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noun

  1. A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.

verb

  1. To refine or assay using a cupel.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French coupelle, from Medieval Latin cūpella, from Latin cūpa (“cask”) + -ella (“-elle: forming feminine diminutives”). Equivalent to cup + -el.

Anagrams of cupel

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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