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curt

ADJ หยาบๆ rude yab-yab

curt

ADJ ห้วน ที่ ใช้ คำ น้อย terse huan

curtail

VT ย่อ ตัด ให้ สั้น shorten diminish yor

curtain

N ม่าน man

curtain

VT ติด ม่าน บัง ด้วย ม่าน tid-man

curtain off

PHRV ใช้ ม่าน กั้น chai-man-kan

curtains

SL ปิดฉาก pid-chak

curtal

A เกี่ยวกับ กระโปรง ที่ เย็บ เป็น ชิ้น เดียวกัน

curtesy

N กรรมสิทธิ์ ที่ดิน ของ ภรรยา ที่ ตาย

curtilage

N ที่ดิน ที่ ครอบครอง ti-din-ti-krob-krong

curtly

ADV ห้วนๆ briefly huan-huan

curtly

ADV อย่าง หยาบๆ roughly yang-yab-yab

curtsey

N การ ถอนสายบัว curtsy kan-ton-sai-bua

curtsey

VI ถอนสายบัว curtsy ton-sai-bua

curtsy

N การ ถอนสายบัว curtsey kan-ton-sai-bua

curtsy

VI ถอนสายบัว curtsey ton-sai-bua

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURT

a.[L.] Short. [Rarely used, and not elegant. ]

CURTAIL

v.t.[L., to cut; edge. ] To shorten; to cut off the end or a part; as, to curtail words. Hence in a more general sense, to shorten in any manner; to abridge; to diminish; as, to curtail our privileges. It is followed by of before the thing shortened. His name was curtailed of three letters. We are curtailed of our rights.

CURTAIL-DOG

n.A dog whose tail is cut off, according to the forest laws, and therefore hindered from coursing.

CURTAILED

pp. Cut short or shorter; abridged.

CURTAILING

ppr. Cutting short or shorter; abridging.

CURTAILING

n.Abridgment; abbreviation.

CURTAIN

n.[Low L., in fortification. This word may be from the root of court, and from the sense of separating. ] 1. A cloth hanging round a bed, or at a window, which may be contracted, spread or drawn aside at pleasure; intended for ornament, or for use. Also, the hangings about the ark, among the Israelites.
2. A cloth-hanging used in theaters, to conceal the stage from the spectators. This is raised or let down by cords. Hence the phrases, to drop the curtain, to close the scene, to end; to raise the curtain or the curtain will rise, to denote the opening of the play. And to draw the curtain, is to close it, to shut out the light or to conceal an object; or to open it and disclose the object. Behind the curtain, in concealment, in secret.
3. In fortification, that part of the rampart which is between the flanks of two bastions, bordered with a parapet five feet high, behind which the soldiers stand to fire on the covered way and into the moat.
4. In scripture, tents; dwellings. Habakkuk 3:7.

CURTAIN

v.t.To inclose with curtains; to furnish with curtains.

CURTAIN-LECTURE

n.Reproof given in bed by a wife to her husband.

CURTAL

n.A horse with a docked tail.

CURTAL

a.Short; abridged; brief.

CURTATE

a.[L., to shorten. ] The curtate distance, in astronomy, is the distance of a planet from the sun to that point, where a perpendicular let fall from the planet meets with the ecliptic. Or the interval between the sun or earth, and that point where a perpendicular, let fall from the planet, meets the ecliptic.

CURTATION

n.[See Curtate. ] The interval between a planets distance from the sun and the curtate distance.

CURTILAGE

n.In law, a yard, garden, inclosure or field near and belonging to a messuage. [This is probably from court or the same radix. ]

CURTLY

adv. Briefly. [Not in use. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CURT

Curt (krt ), a. Etym: [L. curtus; cf. Skr. kart to cut. Cf. Curtail. ]

Defn: Characterized by exessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. The curt, yet comprehensive reply. W. Irving.

CURTAIL

Cur *tail " (kr-tl "), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curtailed (-tld "); p.pr. &vb. n. Curtailing. ] Etym: [See Curtal. ]

Defn: 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. Macualay.

CURTAIL

CURTAIL Cur "tail (kr "tl ), n.

Defn: The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.

CURTAIL DOG

CURTAIL DOG Cur "tail dog ` (d.

Defn: A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting. Hope is a curtail dog in some affairs. Shak.

CURTAILER

CURTAILER Cur *tail "er (kr-tl "r ), n.

Defn: One who curtails.

CURTAILMENT

CURTAILMENT Cur *tail "ment (kr-tl "ment ), n.

Defn: The act or result of curtailing or cutting off. Bancroft.

CURTAIN

Cur "tain (kr "tn; 48 ), n. Etym: [OE. cortin, curtin,fr. OF. cortine,curtine, F. courtine, LL. cortina, curtian (in senses 1 and 2 ), also, small court, small inclosure surrounded by walls, from cortis court. See Court. ]

1. A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp. , drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage.

2. (Fort. )

Defn: That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.

3. (Arch. )

Defn: That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.

4. A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. [Obs. ] Shak. Behind the curtain, in concealment; in secret. -- Curtain lecture, a querulous lecture given by a wife to her husband within the bed curtains, or in bed. Jerrold.A curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering. W. Irving. -- The curtain falls, the performance closes. -- The curtain rises, the performance begins. -- To draw the curtain, to close ot over an object, or to remove it; hence: (a ) To hide or to disclose an object. (b ) To commence or close a performance. -- To drop the curtain, to end the tale, or close the performance.

CURTAIN

Cur "tain, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curtained (-tnd; 48 ); p. pr. & vb. n.Curtaining.]

Defn: To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. So when the sun in bed Curtained with cloudy red. Milton.

CURTAL

Cur "tal (kr "tal ), a. Etym: [OF. courtault, F. courtaud, having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo ), fr. court short, L. curtus. See Curt, and Curtail. ]

Defn: Curt; brief; laconic. Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. Curtal dog. See Curtail dog.

CURTAL

CURTAL Cur "tal, n.

Defn: A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs ] Nares.

CURTAL AX; CURTLE AX; CURTELASSE

CURTAL AX; CURTLE AX; CURTELASSE Cur "tal ax `, Cur "tle ax `, Curte "lasse (krt "las ).

Defn: A corruption of Cutlass.

CURTAL FRIAR

CURTAL FRIAR Cur "tal fri `ar (fr `r ).

Defn: A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery. Sir W. Scott.

CURTANA

CURTANA Cur *ta "na (kr-t "n ), n.

Defn: The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy; -- also called the sword of Edward the Confessor.

CURTATE

Cur "tate (kr "tt ), a. Etym: [L. curtatus, p.p. of curtare to shorten, fr. curtus. See Curt. ] (Astron.)

Defn: Shortened or reduced; -- said of the distance of a planet from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the ecliptic, or the distance from the sun or earth to that point where a perpendicular, let fall from the planet upon the plane of the ecliptic, meets the ecliptic. Curtate cycloid. (Math. ) See Cycloid.

CURTATION

CURTATION Cur *ta "tion (kr-t "shn ), n. (Astron.)

Defn: The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is less than the true distance.

CURTEIN

CURTEIN Cur *tein " (kr-tn "), n.

Defn: Same as Curtana.

CURTES

CURTES Cur *tes " (kr-ts "), a.

Defn: Courteous. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

CURTESY

Cur "te *sy (kr "t-s ), n.; pl. Curtesies (-s. Etym: [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis ), the husband being regarded as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See Court, Courtesy. ] (Law )

Defn: the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting the lands. Mozley & W.

CURTILAGE

Cur "ti *lage (k, n. Etym: [OF. cortillage, curtillage, fr. cortil court, courtyard, LL. cortis court. See Court. ] (Law )

Defn: A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house. Burrill.

CURTLY

CURTLY Curt "ly (krt "l ), adv.

Defn: In a curt manner.

CURTNESS

CURTNESS Curt "ness, n.

Defn: The quality of bing curt.

CURTSY

CURTSY Curt "sy (krt "s ), n.

Defn: Same as Courtesy, an act of respect.

New American Oxford Dictionary

curt

curt |kərt kərt | ▶adjective rudely brief: his reply was curt. DERIVATIVES curt ly adverb, curt ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘short, shortened ’): from Latin curtus ‘cut short, abridged. ’

curtail

cur tail |kərˈtāl kərˈteɪl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on: civil liberties were further curtailed. • (curtail someone of ) archaic deprive someone of (something ): I that am curtailed of this fair proportion. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from obsolete curtal ‘horse with a docked tail, ’ from French courtault, from court ‘short, ’ from Latin curtus. The change in the ending was due to association with tail 1 and perhaps also with French tailler ‘to cut. ’

curtailment

cur tail ment |kərˈtālmənt | ▶noun the action or fact of reducing or restricting something: the curtailment of human rights.

curtain

cur tain |ˈkərtn ˈkərtn | ▶noun a piece of material suspended at the top to form a covering or screen, typically one of a pair at a window: she drew the curtains and lit the fire | figurative : through the curtain of falling snow, she could just make out gravestones. • (the curtain ) a screen of heavy cloth or other material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage. • a raising or lowering of such a screen at the beginning or end of an act or scene: the art is to hold your audience right from the opening curtain. • (curtains ) informal a disastrous outcome: it looked like curtains for me. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. curtained ) provide with a curtain or curtains: a curtained window. • conceal or screen with a curtain: a curtained-off side room | figurative : her unbound hair curtaining her face. PHRASES bring down the curtain on bring to an end: her decision brought down the curtain on a glittering 30 -year career. curtain of fire rapid, continuous artillery or machine-gun fire on a designated line or area. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court. ’

curtain call

cur tain call |ˈkərtn ˌkɔl | ▶noun the appearance of one or more performers on stage after a performance to acknowledge the audience's applause.

curtain lecture

cur tain lec ture ▶noun dated an instance of a wife reprimanding her husband in private. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: originally a reprimand given behind bed curtains.

curtain raiser

cur tain rais er ▶noun an entertainment or other arts event happening just before a longer or more important one: Bach's Sinfonia in B flat was an ideal curtain-raiser to Mozart's last piano concerto. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: originally used in the theater to denote a short opening piece performed before a play.

curtain ring

cur |tain ring ▶noun a ring, typically one of brass or wood, used to fasten a curtain to a rail or rod.

curtain-sider

curtain-sider ▶noun a lorry or trailer having fabric sides.

curtain speech

cur tain speech ▶noun a speech of thanks or appreciation to an audience, made after a performance by an actor playing a leading role, typically from the front of the stage with the curtains closed.

curtain time

cur tain time ▶noun [ in sing. ] the beginning of a stage performance: curtain time is at 8 p.m.

curtain-up

curtain-up ▶noun [ in sing. ] the beginning of a stage performance: curtain-up is at 8 p.m.

curtain wall

cur tain wall ▶noun a fortified wall around a medieval castle, typically one linking towers together. • a wall that encloses the space within a building but does not support the roof, typically on a modern high-rise.

curtal

cur tal |ˈkərtl kərtl | ▶adjective archaic shortened, abridged, or curtailed. ▶noun historical a dulcian or bassoon of the late 16th to early 18th century. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a short-barreled cannon ): from French courtault, from court ‘short ’ + the pejorative suffix -ault. In both English and French the noun denoted various items characterized by something short, esp. an animal with a docked tail, which probably gave rise to the adjective sense.

curtana

cur ta na |kərˈtänə, -ˈtānə kərˈtɑnə | ▶noun Brit. the unpointed sword carried in front of English sovereigns at their coronation to represent mercy. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Latin curtana (spatha )‘shortened (sword ),’ from Old French cortain, the name of the sword belonging to Roland (the point of which was damaged when it was thrust into a block of steel ), from cort ‘short, ’ from Latin curtus ‘cut short. ’

curtesy

cur te sy |ˈkərtəsē ˈkərtəsi ˈkərtəsi | ▶noun ( pl. curtesies ) Law, historical a tenure by which a husband, after his wife's death, held certain kinds of property that she had inherited.

curtilage

cur ti lage |ˈkərtl -ij ˈkərdlɪʤ | ▶noun Law an area of land attached to a house and forming one enclosure with it: the roads within the curtilage of the development site. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French courtillage, from courtil ‘small court, ’ from cort ‘court. ’

Curtin, John

Curtin, John |ˈkəːtɪn | (1885 –1945 ), Australian Labor statesman, Prime Minister 1941 –5; full name John Joseph Ambrose Curtin.

Curtis, Benjamin Robbins

Cur tis, Benjamin Robbins |ˈkərtis ˈkərtəs | (1809 –74 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1851 –57. He resigned in protest over the Court's handling of the Dred Scott case 1857. He served as chief counsel to Andrew Johnson during Johnson's impeachment in 1868. His brother, George Ticknor Curtis (1812 –94 ), a lawyer and writer, argued for the plaintiff before the US Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case.

Curtiss, Glenn

Cur tiss, Glenn |ˈkərtəs ˈkərdəs | (1878 –1930 ), US air pioneer and aircraft designer; full name Glenn Hammond Curtiss. In 1908, Curtiss made the first public US flight, traversing 0.6 miles (1.0 km ). He built his first airplane in 1909 and invented the aileron and then demonstrated the first practical seaplane two years later.

curtsy

curt sy |ˈkərtsē ˈkərtsi |(also curtsey ) ▶noun ( pl. curtsies or curtseys ) a woman's or girl's formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other: she bobbed a curtsy to him. ▶verb ( curtsies, curtsying, curtsied or curtseys, curtseying, curtseyed ) [ no obj. ] perform such an action: she curtsied onto the stage. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: variant of courtesy. Both forms were used to denote the expression of respect or courtesy by a gesture, esp. in phrases such as do courtesy, make courtesy, and from this arose the current use (late 16th cent ).

Oxford Dictionary

curt

curt |kəːt | ▶adjective rudely brief: his reply was curt. DERIVATIVES curtly adverb, curtness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘short, shortened ’): from Latin curtus ‘cut short, abridged ’.

curtail

curtail |kəːˈteɪl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on: civil liberties were further curtailed. • (curtail someone of ) archaic deprive someone of (something ): I that am curtailed of this fair proportion. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from obsolete curtal ‘horse with a docked tail ’, from French courtault, from court ‘short ’, from Latin curtus. The change in the ending was due to association with tail 1 and perhaps also with French tailler ‘to cut ’.

curtailment

curtailment |kəˈteɪlm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or fact of reducing or restricting something: the curtailment of human rights.

curtain

cur |tain |ˈkəːt (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a piece of material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways along a rail and found as one of a pair at a window: she drew the curtains and lit the fire | figurative : through the curtain of falling snow, she could just make out gravestones. 2 (the curtain ) a screen of heavy cloth or other material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage. • a raising or lowering of the curtain at the beginning or end of an act or scene: the art is to hold your audience right from the opening curtain. 3 (curtains ) informal a disastrous outcome: it looked like curtains for me. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. curtained ) provide with a curtain or curtains: a curtained window. • conceal or screen with a curtain: a curtained-off side room. PHRASES bring down the curtain on bring to an end: her decision brought down the curtain on a glittering 30 -year career. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court ’.

curtain call

cur |tain call ▶noun the appearance of one or more performers on stage after a performance to acknowledge the audience's applause.

curtain fire

curtain fire (also chiefly US curtain of fire ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. rapid, continuous artillery or machine-gun fire on a designated line or area.

curtain lecture

cur |tain lec |ture ▶noun dated an instance of a wife reprimanding her husband in private. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: originally a reprimand given behind bed curtains.

curtain-raiser

curtain-raiser ▶noun an entertainment or other event happening just before a longer or more important one: Bach's Sinfonia in B flat was an ideal curtain-raiser to Mozart's last piano concerto. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: originally used in the theatre to denote a short opening piece performed before a play.

curtain ring

cur |tain ring ▶noun a ring, typically one of brass or wood, used to fasten a curtain to a rail or rod.

curtain-sider

curtain-sider ▶noun a lorry or trailer having fabric sides.

curtain speech

cur |tain speech ▶noun a speech of thanks or appreciation to an audience, made after a performance by an actor playing a leading role, typically from the front of the stage with the curtains closed.

curtain time

cur tain time ▶noun [ in sing. ] the beginning of a stage performance: curtain time is at 8 p.m.

curtain-up

curtain-up ▶noun [ in sing. ] the beginning of a stage performance: curtain-up is at 8 p.m.

curtain wall

cur |tain wall ▶noun a fortified wall around a medieval castle, typically one linking towers together. • a wall which encloses the space within a building but does not support the roof.

curtal

curtal |ˈkəːt (ə )l | ▶adjective archaic shortened, abridged, or curtailed. ▶noun historical a dulcian or bassoon of the late 16th to early 18th century. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a short-barrelled cannon ): from French courtault, from court ‘short ’ + the pejorative suffix -ault. In both English and French the noun denoted various items characterized by something short, especially an animal with a docked tail, which probably gave rise to the adjective sense.

curtana

curtana |kəːˈtɑːnə, -ˈteɪnə | ▶noun Brit. the unpointed sword carried in front of English sovereigns at their coronation to represent mercy. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Latin curtana (spatha ) ‘shortened (sword )’, from Old French cortain, the name of the sword belonging to Roland (the point of which was damaged when it was thrust into a block of steel ), from cort ‘short ’, from Latin curtus ‘cut short ’.

curtesy

cur te sy |ˈkərtəsē ˈkərtəsi ˈkərtəsi | ▶noun ( pl. curtesies ) Law, historical a tenure by which a husband, after his wife's death, held certain kinds of property that she had inherited.

curtilage

curtilage |ˈkəːt (ɪ )lɪdʒ | ▶noun an area of land attached to a house and forming one enclosure with it: the roads within the curtilage of the development site. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French courtillage, from courtil ‘small court ’, from cort ‘court ’.

Curtin, John

Curtin, John |ˈkəːtɪn | (1885 –1945 ), Australian Labor statesman, Prime Minister 1941 –5; full name John Joseph Ambrose Curtin.

Curtis, Benjamin Robbins

Cur tis, Benjamin Robbins |ˈkərtis ˈkərtəs | (1809 –74 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1851 –57. He resigned in protest over the Court's handling of the Dred Scott case 1857. He served as chief counsel to Andrew Johnson during Johnson's impeachment in 1868. His brother, George Ticknor Curtis (1812 –94 ), a lawyer and writer, argued for the plaintiff before the US Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case.

Curtiss, Glenn

Curtiss, Glenn |ˈkəːtɪs | (1878 –1930 ), American air pioneer and aircraft designer; full name Glenn Hammond Curtiss. In 1908 Curtiss made the first public American flight of 1.0 km (0.6 miles ). He built his first aeroplane in 1909, and invented the aileron and demonstrated the first practical seaplane two years later.

curtsy

curtsy |ˈkəːtsi |(also curtsey ) ▶noun ( pl. curtsies or curtseys ) a woman's or girl's formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other: she bobbed a curtsy to him. ▶verb ( curtsies, curtsying, curtsied or curtseys, curtseying, curtseyed ) [ no obj. ] perform a curtsy: his sisters had curtsied to the vicar. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: variant of courtesy. Both forms were used to denote the expression of respect or courtesy by a gesture, especially in phrases such as do courtesy, make courtesy, and from this arose the current use (late 16th cent. ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

curt

curt adjective after a curt response to Mary's accusation, he grabbed his coat and headed for the door: terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, short, monosyllabic, summary; snappish, snappy, sharp, tart; gruff, offhand, unceremonious, ungracious, rude, impolite, discourteous, uncivil. ANTONYMS expansive. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See brusque . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

curtail

curtail verb 1 economic policies designed to curtail spending: reduce, cut, cut down, decrease, lessen, pare down, trim, retrench; restrict, limit, curb, rein in; informal slash. ANTONYMS increase. 2 his visit was curtailed: shorten, cut short, truncate. ANTONYMS lengthen.

curtain

curtain noun he drew the curtains: drape, drapery; window treatment, window hanging, screen, blind (s ), shade; valance, cafe curtain. ▶verb the bed was curtained off from the rest of the room: conceal, hide, screen, shield; separate, isolate.

curtsy

curtsy verb she curtsied to the king: bend one's knee, drop a curtsy, genuflect. ▶noun she made a curtsy: bob, genuflection, obeisance.

Oxford Thesaurus

curt

curt adjective ‘No, ’ was his curt reply: terse, brusque, abrupt, clipped, blunt, short, monosyllabic, summary, snappy, snappish, sharp, crisp, tart; gruff, offhand, unceremonious, ungracious, rude, impolite, discourteous, uncivil; laconic, brief, succinct, compact, pithy, to the point, economical; informal snippy; Brit. rare dusty. ANTONYMS polite, expansive. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD curt, brusque, abrupt, terse See brusque . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

curtail

curtail verb economic policies designed to curtail spending | his visit was curtailed: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten up, retrench, pare down, trim, dock, lop, shrink; shorten, cut short, break off, truncate; restrict, put a restriction on, limit, put a limit on, curb, put the brakes on, rein in, rein back; informal chop. ANTONYMS increase; lengthen. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD curtail, shorten, abbreviate, abridge, truncate See shorten . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

curtailment

curtailment noun the curtailment of the government's public expenditure plans: reduction, cut, cutback, decrease, lessening, diminution, retrenchment, shrinkage; shortening, truncation, guillotine; restriction, limitation. ANTONYMS increase, expansion.

curtain

curtain noun 1 Colin closed the window and drew the curtains: window hanging, hanging, screen, blind; net curtain, cafe curtain, portière, blackout; drop curtain, drop scene, tableau curtain, safety curtain; N. Amer. drape; in Muslim & Hindu societies purdah. 2 the curtain of falling snow: screen, cover, shield, cloak, veil, pall. ▶verb the bed was curtained off from the rest of the room | her unbound hair curtained her face: screen, separate, isolate; conceal, hide, shield, mask, veil, shroud.

curtsy

curtsy verb bend the knee, drop a curtsy, bob, genuflect. ▶noun bob, genuflection; archaic courtesy, obeisance.

Duden Dictionary

Curtainwall

Cur tain wall Substantiv, maskulin Architektur , der |ˈkəːrtɪnvɔːl |der Curtainwall; Genitiv: des Curtainwalls, Plural: die Curtainwalls englisch Außenwand eines Gebäudes, der keine tragende Funktion zukommt

Spanish Dictionary

curtido, -da

curtido, -da adjetivo 1 coloquial [cutis, piel ] Que está endurecido por efecto del sol y del aire :tiene muy curtida la piel por trabajar tanto en la obra .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino coloquial [persona ] Que tiene experiencia en la cosa que se trata :el boxeador fue vapuleado por un rival más curtido; está muy curtido en leyes; estoy bastante curtido en esto de la enseñanza .3 nombre masculino Acción de curtir .4 Cuero o piel curtida :almacén de curtidos .5 adjetivo Méx [persona ] Que siente vergüenza y se sonroja por ello .6 curtidos nombre masculino plural Amér Verdura, hortaliza o frutos que se conservan en vinagre, sal y hierbas aromáticas y toman el sabor ácido del preparado .SINÓNIMO encurtidos .

curtidor, -ra

curtidor, -ra nombre masculino y femenino Persona que tiene por oficio curtir pieles .SINÓNIMO noquero .

curtiduría

curtiduría nombre femenino Taller donde se curten y trabajan las pieles .SINÓNIMO tenería .

curtiembre

curtiembre nombre femenino Amér Curtiduría .

curtiente

curtiente adjetivo /nombre masculino [sustancia ] Que sirve para curtir :el unto abrasivo de los curtientes; empezó por adobar los cueros con más activos curtientes en un corral acondicionado como secadero .

curtir

curtir verbo transitivo 1 Tratar la piel de un animal con diversos procedimientos y sustancias para hacerla flexible y para que no se descomponga, y de este modo dejarla lista para su uso en la fabricación de objetos diversos :para curtir las pieles se usan sustancias vegetales y minerales; las pieles se curten antes de convertirse en cuero .2 Endurecer o poner morena la piel de una persona [el sol o el aire ]:la brisa marina les había curtido el rostro ;su piel se había curtido al sol del mediodía .3 Acostumbrar a una persona a sufrir experiencias negativas de modo que adquiera experiencia y madurez :el entrenador pretendía curtir a sus jugadores .4 Amér Castigar a una persona o animal dándole azotes :quédate tranquilo porque te voy a curtir .5 curtirse verbo pronominal Adquirir experiencia y madurez :gracias a ti, me fui curtiendo en la renuncia; que se curtan en Francia, Holanda o Bélgica, nosotros necesitamos jugadores experimentados y conocidos .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

curt

curt /kəː r t /形容詞 1 〈人態度言葉などが〉ぶっきらぼうな, そっけない, ぞんざいな .2 〈文体が〉簡潔な .c ú rt ly 副詞ぶっきらぼうに, そっけなく .c ú rt ness 名詞 U そっけなさ, 無愛想 .

curtail

cur tail /kəː r téɪl /動詞他動詞｟かたく｠〈出費消費数など〉を切りつめる, 抑える, 減らす ; 〈権力活動など〉を縮小する, 短縮する .

curtailment

cur t á il ment 名詞 C U ｟かたく｠(出費消費数などの )削減, 切りつめ, 抑制 ; (権力活動などの )縮小, 短縮 .

curtain

cur tain /kə́ː r t (ə )n / (!( -tainは /t (ə )n /)) 〖原義は「小さな中庭」〗名詞複～s /-z /C 1 a. ｟主に英｠カーテン (｟米｠drape )▸ draw [pull ] the curtain (s )カーテンを引く (!「閉める (close )」の意でいうことが多い ) ▸ open [draw back, pull back ] the curtain (s )カーテンを開ける b. ｟米｠レースカーテン (｟英｠net curtain ).c. (可動式の )ついたて , 間仕切り .2 〖通例the ～〗(劇場の )幕 , 緞帳（どんちよう）(→theater ); 開幕 [閉幕 ](時間 )▸ The curtain rises [goes up ].幕が上がる, 開演する ▸ The curtain falls [drops, comes down ].幕が下りる, 終演する 3 ｟書｠〖通例単数形で〗(幕のように )さえぎる [覆い隠す ]もの , 幕 ▸ a curtain of smoke [mist ]煙幕 [一面のもや ]▸ a curtain fire 弾幕 4 ｟くだけて｠〖～s 〗【人事にとっての】最後 , おしまい ; 死 «for » ▸ When the president resigns, it means [will be ] curtains for the company .社長が辞任したらその会社はおしまいだろう 5 カーテンコール (curtain call ).6 (城の )幕壁 ; 〘建〙外壁 (curtain wall ).bring [ring ] d ò wn the c ú rtain on A ｟くだけて主に報道｠A 〈事〉に結末を付ける, 幕を下ろす (end ).dr à w [l ò wer ] the c ú rtain (s ) on A A 〈事活動など〉を終わらせる, Aに幕を引く .l ì ft the c ú rtain on A A 〈事〉を始める ; A 〈物事〉を公表する .the c ù rtain f á lls [c ò mes d ó wn ] on A ｟文報道｠A 〈出来事時代など〉が終わる, Aに幕を下ろす .the f ì nal c ú rtain (劇場の )終演 ; ｟主に文｠最後 ; 死 .動詞他動詞〈窓部屋など〉にカーテンを掛ける ; …をカーテンでおおう [隠す ].c ù rtain A ó ff [ó ff A ]｟米｠〖通例be ～ed 〗〈部屋などが〉カーテンで仕切られている .～́ h ò ok カーテンフック [止め金 ].～́ l è cture ｟古｠(寝室などで )妻が夫に言う小言 .～́ r à il カーテンレール .～́ r à iser 1 前座の出し物 .2 ｟報道｠ «…の » 幕開けとなるもの, 前触れ «to » .

curtained

cur tained 形容詞〖通例名詞の前で〗カーテンの掛けられた〈窓など〉.

curtsy

curt sy curt sey /kə́ː r tsi /名詞複 -sies C (高貴な人に敬意を表する )女性の丁寧なおじぎ〘片足を後ろに引き, ひざを曲げ姿勢を低くし, 両手でスカートをつまんで会釈する〙.動詞 -sies ; -sied ; -sying 自動詞〈女性が〉【高貴な人に】丁寧なおじぎをする «to » .