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CURTAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does curtal mean?
• CURTAL (adjective)
The adjective CURTAL has 1 sense:
1. (archaic) cut short
Familiarity information: CURTAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(archaic) cut short
Context example:
a dog with a curtal tail
Similar:
short ((primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
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