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Cufic
Cufic Cu"fic (k?`f?k), a. [So called from the town of Cufa, in the province of Bagdad.] Of or pertaining to the older characters of the Arabic language. [Written also Kufic.]

Meaning of cufic from wikipedia

- The Kufic script (Arabic: الْخط الْكوُفِي; Romanized: ‘Al-khat ‘al-Kūfī) is a style of Arabic script that gained prominence early on as a preferred script...
- Several ships have borne the name SS Cufic: SS Cufic (1888) was a livestock carrier launched in 1889 at Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line. Later...
- SS Cufic was a livestock carrier, built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, measuring 4,639 gross registered tons, and completed on 1 December...
- SS European. In 1904 she p****ed to the White Star Line and was renamed Cufic, the name she retained until she was sold to Italian ownership in 1924,...
- (1881) Coptic (1881) Ionic (1883) Doric (1883) Belgic (1885) Gaelic (1885) Cufic (1888) Runic (1889) Teutonic (1889) Majestic (1890) Magnetic (1891) Nomadic...
- ranks while serving on several White Star ships. These included the Covic, Cufic, Tauric, and Delphic. He also saw service on White Star Line ships Republic...
- (1881) Coptic (1881) Ionic (1883) Doric (1883) Belgic (1885) Gaelic (1885) Cufic (1888) Runic (1889) Teutonic (1889) Majestic (1890) Magnetic (1891) Nomadic...
- sister ship the American was also sold to White Star and renamed Cufic. Tropic and Cufic were then deplo**** on the White Star's Australian service from...
- (1881) Coptic (1881) Ionic (1883) Doric (1883) Belgic (1885) Gaelic (1885) Cufic (1888) Runic (1889) Teutonic (1889) Majestic (1890) Magnetic (1891) Nomadic...
- ship, intended for the transport of live cattle. The first of these was Cufic, which entered service in 1888, followed a year later by Runic. Others followed...