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curtail

verb
/kɜːˈteɪl/UK/kɚˈteɪl/US

Etymology

Alteration of curtal, from Old French courtault (“which has been shortened”), itself from court (“short”) (from Latin curtus) + -ault

  1. derived from curtus
  2. derived from courtault

Definitions

  1. To cut short the tail of (an animal).

    • Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.

  2. To shorten or abridge the duration of

    To shorten or abridge the duration of; to bring an end to; to truncate.

    • When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.

  3. To limit or restrict

    To limit or restrict; to keep in check.

    • This is the rump of the C.L.C. branch to Southport Lord Street, which lost its passenger services beyond Aintree from January 7, 1952, whereupon the timetable between Gateacre and Aintree was greatly curtailed.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

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Derived

curtailable, curtail dog, curtailer, curtailment, uncurtailed

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA