curtal
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cur·tal
(kûr′tl)adj. Obsolete
Cut short or docked.
[Obsolete French courtault, from Old French, from court, short, from Latin curtus; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
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curtal
(ˈkɜːtəl)adj
1. cut short
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (of friars) wearing a short frock
n
3. an animal whose tail has been docked
4. something that is cut short
[C16: from Old French courtault animal whose tail has been docked, from court short, from Latin curtus; see curt]
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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]
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| Adj. | 1. | curtal - (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression short - (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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