Associations to the word «Curtal»
Verb
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Wiktionary
CURTAL, noun. (historical) A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
CURTAL, noun. (obsolete) A horse or other animal having a docked tail.
CURTAL, noun. (music) An early type of bassoon.
CURTAL, adjective. (obsolete) Of horses, having a docked tail.
CURTAL, adjective. (now rare) Physically shortened; short.
CURTAL, adjective. (obsolete) Abridged, curtailed.
CURTAL FRIAR, noun. (archaic) A friar with a short gown.
Dictionary definition
CURTAL, adjective. (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.