Definition of "custard-cups" [custard-cups]

• The willow-herb, Epilobium hirsutum. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Poor Mrs. Sprowle was fighting the party over in her dream; and as the visionary custard-cups crashed down through one lobe of her brain into another, she gave a start as if an inch of lightning from a quart"
• "Mix this thoroughly with the bread and place in well-buttered custard-cups."
• "Bring the cream to the boiling-point, and pour it very gradually to the other ingredients, and beat the mixture till nearly cold; put it into custard-cups, place the cups in a deep dish of boiling water, where let them remain till quite cold."