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curtal
[ kur-tl ]
/ ˈkɜr tl /
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adjective
Archaic. wearing a short frock: a curtal friar.
Obsolete. brief; curtailed.
noun
a 16th-century bassoon.
Obsolete. an animal with a docked tail.
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British Dictionary definitions for curtal
curtal
/ (ˈkɜːtəl) obsolete /
adjective
cut short
(of friars) wearing a short frock
noun
an animal whose tail has been docked
something that is cut short
Word Origin for curtal
C16: from Old French courtault animal whose tail has been docked, from court short, from Latin curtus; see curt
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