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curtal

noun
/ˈkəːtəl/UK

Etymology

From older French courtault (modern French courtaud), from court (“short”) + -ault (pejorative suffix).

  1. derived from courtault

Definitions

  1. A variety of short-barrelled cannon.

  2. An early type of bassoon.

  3. A horse or other animal having a docked tail.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Anything docked or cut short.

    2. Of horses, having a docked tail.

    3. Physically shortened

      Physically shortened; short.

      • she had loosened her hair and changed into the curtal frock of sunbright cotton that he was so fond of and had so ardently yearned to soil in the so recent past.

    4. Abridged, curtailed.

      • essays and curtal aphorisms

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Derived

curtal friar

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