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noun

Cusp n.

(Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.

(Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in the calculations of nativities, etc.

(Astron) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other crescent-shaped luminary.

(Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent.

(Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth.

(Bot.) A sharp and rigid point.

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Etymology of 'Cusp'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cusp" Quotes from Famous Books

... A rhyme to 'cusp,' to beg or steal, I've sought, from evensong to prime, But vain is my poetic zeal, There's not one sound is worth a 'dime': 'Bilge,' 'coif,' 'scarf,' 'window'—deeds of crime I'd do to gain the rhymes thereof; Nor shrink from acts of moral grime - Why, why are rhymes so rare ...

— Ban and Arriere Ban • Andrew Lang

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