English Dictionary: curtail | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for curtail | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Curtail \Cur*tail"\ (k[ucr]r*t[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} (-t[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. --Shak. Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled. --Macaulay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Curtail \Cur"tail\ (k?r"t?l), n. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc. |