Kuda
Ku´da, n. (Zoöl.) The East Indian tapir. See Tapir.
Kudos
Ku´dos, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.] Glory; fame; renown; praise. W. H. Russel.
Kudos
Ku´dos, v. t. To praise; to extol; to glorify. "Kudos’d egregiously." [R.] Southey.
Kudu
Ku´du, n. (Zoöl.) See Koodoo.
Kufic
Ku´fic, a. See Cufic.
Kukang
Ku•kang´, n. (Zoöl.) [Native name.] The slow lemur. See Lemur.
Kuklux
Ku•klux´, n. The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; — called also Kuklux Klan.
Kulan
Ku´lan, n. (Zoöl.) See Koulan. { Ku´mish, Ku´miss } n. See Koumiss.
Kulturkampf
Kul•tur´kampf, n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur, culture + kampf fight.] (Ger. Hist.) Lit., culture war; — a name, originating with Virchow (1821 — 1902), given to a struggle between the the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter’s efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical appointments in the interest of the political policy of centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called May laws, or Falk laws, aiming at the regulation of the clergy. Opposition eventually compelled the government to change its policy, and from 1880 to 1887 laws virtually nullifying the May laws were enacted.
Kummel
Kum´mel, n. [G. kümmel cumin, caraway seed, L. cuminum. Cf. Cumin.] A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.
Kumquat
Kum´quat, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) A small tree of the genus Citrus ( C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
Kupfernickel
Kup´fer•nick´el, n. [G. See Copper, and Nickel.] (Min.) Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.
Kurd, n. A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies. [Written also Koord.]
Kurdish
Kurd´ish, a. Of or pertaining to the Kurds. [Written also Koordish.]
Kurilian
Ku•ril´i•an, a. Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso. — n. A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. [Written also Koorilian.]
Kuro-Siwo
Ku´ro-Siwo, n. [Jap. kuroshio; kuro black + shio tide.] See Japan Current, above.
Kursaal
Kur´saal, n. [G.] A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany.
Kusimanse
Ku•si•man´se, n. (Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal ( Crossarchus obscurus) of tropical Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also kusimansel, and mangue.
Kuskus
Kus´kus, [Per. & Hind. khaskhas.] (Bot.) See Vetiver.
Kussier
Kus´si•er, n. (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched. [Written also kussir.]
Kutauss
Ku•tauss´, n. (Zoöl.) The India civet ( Viverra zibetha).
Kutch, n. (Goldbeating) The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets.
Kutch, n. See Catechu.