COUVERCHEF
\kˈuːvəʃˌɛf], \kˈuːvəʃˌɛf], \k_ˈuː_v_ə_ʃ_ˌɛ_f]\
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A bandage, applied to the head for retaining certain dressings, &c., in situ. The French surgeons distinguish two kinds: 1. The Grand Couvrechef ou Servette en carre (Cucullus major), which is formed of a napkin or large square compress; and, 2. The Petit Couvrechef ou Mouchoir en triangle (Cucullus minor), formed of a napkin or other square compress, folded from one angle to the other diagonally opposite to it.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).