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curtal

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. curtal (adjective)
  2. curtal ax (noun)
  3. curtal sonnet (noun)

cur·tal

adj \ˈkər-təl\

Definition of CURTAL

1
obsolete : having a docked tail
2
obsolete : brief, curtailed
3
archaic : wearing a short frock

Origin of CURTAL

Middle French courtault, from court short, from Latin curtus
First Known Use: 1576

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