curtal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkəːtəl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A variety of short-barrelled cannon. historical
  2. An early type of bassoon.
  3. A horse or other animal having a docked tail. obsolete
  4. Anything docked or cut short. obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Of horses, having a docked tail. obsolete
  2. Physically shortened; short. archaic
    — 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.
  3. Abridged, curtailed. obsolete
    — essays and curtal aphorisms

词形变化

curtals plural more curtal comparative most curtal superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
curtal friar
相关词
curtal-axe

词源

词源 1
From older French courtault (modern French courtaud), from court (“short”) + -ault (pejorative suffix).
词源 2
From older French courtault (modern French courtaud), from court (“short”) + -ault (pejorative suffix).
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