Cupel \Cu*pel"\ (k[-u]*p[e^]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupelled} (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupelling}.] To refine by means of a cupel.
cupelled See {cupel} cupel n : small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead [syn: {bone-ash cup}, {refractory pot}] [also: {cupelling}, {cupelled}]