Extol not riches then, the toil of fools,
The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare.
Milton.
Cum"bri*an (k?m"br?-a]/>n), a. Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks found there.
Cumbrian system (Geol.), the slate or graywacke system of rocks, now included in the Cambrian or Silurian system; -- so called because most prominent at Cumberland.
Cum"brous (k?m"br?s), a. 1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.
He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight.
Swift.
That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively.
De Quincey.