English-Thai Dictionary
curfew
N การ ห้าม ออก นอกบ้าน ยามวิกาล เคอร์ฟิว kan-ham-ook-nok-ban-yam-wi-kan
curfew
N เวลา ห้าม ออก นอกบ้าน ยามวิกาล เวลา เคอร์ฟิว we-la-ham-ook-nok-ban-yam-wi-kan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CURFEW
n. 1. The ringing of a bell or bells at night, as a signal to the inhabitants to rake up their fires and retire to rest. This practice originated in England from an order of William the conqueror, who directed that at the ringing of the bell, at eight o'clock, every one should put out his light and go to bed. This word is not used in America; although the practice of ringing a bell, at nine o'clock, continues in many places, and is considered in New England, as a signal for people to retire from company to their own abodes; and in general, the signal is obeyed.
2. A cover for a fire; a fire-plate. [Not used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CURFEW
Cur "few (kr "f ), n. Etym: [OE. courfew, curfu, fr. OF. cuevrefu,covrefeu, F. couvre-feu; covrir to cover + feu fire, fr. L. focus fireplace, hearth. See Cover, and Focus. ]
1. The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself. He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. Shak. The village curfew, as it tolled profound. Campbell.
2. A utensil for covering the fire. [Obs. ] For pans, pots, curfews, counters and the like. Bacon.
New American Oxford Dictionary
curfew
cur few |ˈkərˌfyo͞o ˈkərˌfju | ▶noun a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night: a dusk-to-dawn curfew | the whole area was immediately placed under curfew . • the hour designated as the beginning of such a restriction: to be out after curfew without permission was to risk punishment. • the daily signal indicating this. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a regulation requiring people to extinguish fires at a fixed hour in the evening, or a bell rung at that hour ): from Old French cuevrefeu, from cuvrir ‘to cover ’ + feu ‘fire. ’ The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
curfew
curfew |ˈkəːfjuː | ▶noun a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night: a dusk-to-dawn curfew | [ mass noun ] : the whole area was immediately placed under curfew . • the hour designated as the beginning of a curfew. • the daily signal indicating the beginning of a curfew: they had to return before the curfew sounded. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a regulation requiring people to extinguish fires at a fixed hour in the evening, or a bell rung at that hour ): from Old French cuevrefeu, from cuvrir ‘to cover ’ + feu ‘fire ’. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
curfew
cur few /kə́ː r fjuː /名詞 1 C (特に戦時の戒厳令下の )夜間外出禁止令 .2 U 外出禁止時間 (帯 ); 門限 .3 C 〘史 〙(中世の )晩鐘 〘消灯の鐘 〙; U 消灯時間 .
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