Found 2 items, similar to curtal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: curtal
curtal
adj : (obsolete) cut short;
“a dog with a curtal tail”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Curtal
Curtal
\Cur"tal\ (k[^u]r"tal), a. [OF. courtault, F. courtaud,
having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L.
curtus. See
Curt, and
Curtail.]
Curt; brief; laconic.
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Essays and curtal aphorisms. --Milton.
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Curtal dog. See
Curtail dog.
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Curtal
\Cur"tal\, n.
A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs]
--Nares.
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