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curtail
1[ker-teyl]
curtail
2[kur-teyl]
noun
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
Also called curtail step.a starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread.
curtail
/ ɜːˈٱɪ /
verb
(tr) to cut short; abridge
Other 51Թ Forms
- curtailedly adverb
- curtailer noun
- curtailment noun
- noncurtailing adjective
- uncurtailed adjective
- ܰˈٲԳ noun
- ܰˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of curtail1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of curtail1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He was devastated and worried that he would have to curtail plans of a dream wedding and honeymoon with fiancée Lara Russell.
He said it looked like the curfew had been effective in curtailing the worst of the violence Tuesday night.
Nehru imagined a single, seven-year presidential term, proportional representation in Parliament and state legislatures, a judiciary with curtailed powers and a press reined in by strict libel laws.
However any player who quits the Premiership to compete in R360 risks curtailing their international career.
Many of the institutions that Trump now threatens to curtail or destroy have made this country a democratic haven and cultural center for decades.
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