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curtal
cur·tal C0818700 (kûr′tl)n. Archaic 1. An animal with a docked tail.2. See dulcian.3. Something cut short or docked.adj. Obsolete Cut short or docked.
[Obsolete French courtault, from Old French, from court, short, from Latin curtus; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]curtal (ˈkɜːtəl) adj1. cut short2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (of friars) wearing a short frockn3. an animal whose tail has been docked4. something that is cut short[C16: from Old French courtault animal whose tail has been docked, from court short, from Latin curtus; see curt]cur•tal (ˈkɜr tl)
adj. 1. Archaic. wearing a short frock: a curtal friar. 2. Obs. brief; curtailed. n. 3. Obs. an animal with a docked tail. [1500–10; earlier courtault < Middle French, =court short (see curt) + -ault, variant of -ald n. suffix; see ribald] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | curtal - (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionshort - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" |
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Related to curtal: Curtal dog, Curtal friarWords related to curtaladj (obsolete) cut shortRelated Words |