Definition of curtal Curtal

cur•tal

We found 11 definitions of curtal from 5 different sources.

What does curtal mean?

WordNet

Adjective

curtal, curtaller, curtallest

curtal - (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail"

short tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"

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Wiktionary

curtal (Noun)
A variety of short-barrelled cannon.
curtal (Noun)
A horse or other animal having a docked tail.
curtal (Noun)
An early type of bassoon.
curtal (Adjective)
Of horses, having a docked tail.
curtal (Adjective)
Physically shortened; short.
curtal (Adjective)
Abridged, curtailed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

curtal (a.)
Curt; brief; laconic.
curtal (n.)
A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

curtal
kur′tal, n. a horse with a curt or docked tail: anything docked or cut short.—adj. docked or shortened.—n. Cur′tal-frī′ar (Scott), a friar with a short frock. [Fr. courtaud—court. See Curtail.]