cur|few

cur|few
cur|few «KUR fyoo», noun.
1. a) a period of time, usually starting in the evening, during which the inhabitants of a city or other area are restricted to their homes or not permitted to appear in certain public places, especially in wartime: »

Using a Jordanian law, a 21-hour curfew has been imposed in all the towns (London Times).

 b) a rule requiring certain persons to be off the streets or at home before a fixed time: »

The mayor has established a 10 P.M. curfew for children in our city.

2. a) the ringing of a bell at a fixed time in the evening as a signal. In the Middle Ages, it was a signal to put out lights and cover fires in the camp or in the town. b) a bell ringing such a signal: »

Every night at nine the curfew rang. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day (Thomas Gray).

 c) the time when a curfew begins or is rung: »

Everyone has to be in by curfew.

╂[< Anglo-French coeverfu, Old French covrefeu < couvrir cover (< Latin cooperīre) + feu fire < Latin focus hearth]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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