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• cur|tail´er — cur|tail «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of… …   Useful english dictionary

• cur|tail — «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of curtal;… …   Useful english dictionary

• cur|tail´ment — cur|tail «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of… …   Useful english dictionary

• cur|tail step — «KUR tayl», the lowest step of a stair, finished in a curve at its outer end …   Useful english dictionary

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• tail — av·en·tail; bat·tail·ous; bone·tail; cow·tail; cur·tail·ment; de·tail·er; dove·tail·er; en·tail·er; en·tail·ment; flat·tail; por·tail; re·tail·er; re·tail·ing; re·tail·ment; tail; tail·coat·ed; tail·end·er; tail·less; tail·leur; tail·lie;… …   English syllables

• cur|tal — «KUR tuhl», adjective, noun. Obsolete or Archaic. –adj. 1. short; brief; curt. 2. having the tail docked: »a curtal horse. 3. wearing a short frock: »a curtal friar. –n. 1. any animal that has ha …   Useful english dictionary

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