_ A means of
conveying
secret intelligence:
used vaguely.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
] A piece of
rock-crystal or similar mineral used in magic art. 1. 2. 6.
?=Cioppino=, _n._ [Italianated form of _chopine_.] A kind
of shoe raised above the ground by means of a cork sole or the
like; worn about 1600 in Spain and Italy, esp. at Venice, where
they were monstrously exaggerated. 3. 4. 13 (see note); 4. 4. 69.
=Cipher=, _n.
_ A means of
conveying
secret intelligence:
used vaguely.
2. 1. 167?
