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单词 curtal
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cur•tal  (kûr′tl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Archaic.]wearing a short frock:a curtal friar.
  2. [Obs.]brief;
    curtailed.

n. 
  1. Music and Dancea 16th-century bassoon.
  2. [Obs.]an animal with a docked tail.
  • Middle French, equivalent. to court short (see curt) + -ault, variant of -ald noun, nominal suffix; see ribald
  • earlier courtault 1500–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
curtal /ˈkɜːtəl/ obsolete adj
  1. cut short
  2. (of friars) wearing a short frock
 n
  1. an animal whose tail has been docked
  2. something that is cut short
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French courtault animal whose tail has been docked, from court short, from Latin curtus; see curt
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