curtal

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Definition von curtal im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A variety of short-barrelled cannon

Having a docked tail

A horse or other animal having a docked tail

An early type of bassoon

Shortened, abridged, curtailed

(obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail

Curt; brief; laconic

A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short

Relevante Übersetzungen

curtal friar

A friar with a short gown

curtal ax

A cutlass

curtal ax

A corruption of Cutlass

curtal friar

A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery

Silbentrennung

cur·tal

Etymologie

[ 'k&r-t&l ] (adjective.) 1576. From French courtault (now courtaud), from court ‘short’ + -ault pejorative suffix.