curtal
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curtal
- /ˈkəːtəl/ UK
Where it comes from
From older French courtault (modern French courtaud), from court (“short”) + -ault (pejorative suffix).
noun curtals
- A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
- An early type of bassoon.
- A horse or other animal having a docked tail.
- Anything docked or cut short.
adjective more curtal · most curtal
- Of horses, having a docked tail.
- Physically shortened; short. she had loosened her hair and changed into the curtal frock of sunbright cotton that he was so fond of and had so ardently yearned to soil in the so recent past.
- Abridged, curtailed. essays and curtal aphorisms
Talk about this word "curtal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/curtal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. curtal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/curtal "curtal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/curtal.Cite this
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title = {curtal},
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