Webster's Dictionary 1913

10207

Currant

Cur″rant (k?r″rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried grape (...

10208

Currency

Cur″ren‐cy (k?r″r?n–c?), n.; pl.Currencies (–s�z). [Cf. LL. currentia a current, fr. L. currens, p. pr. of currere to run. See Current.] 1. A continued or uninterrupted course o...

10209

Current

Cur″rent (k?r″rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant, corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run, from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. Course, Concur, Courant...

10210

Current (2)

Cur″rent, n. [Cf. F. courant. See Current, a.]1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a stream; esp., the swif...

10211

Currently

Cur″rent‐ly, adv. In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently believed.

10212

Currentness

Cur″rent‐ness, n. 1. The quality of being current; currency; circulation; general reception.2. Easiness of pronunciation; fluency.When currentness with staidness, how can the la...

10213

Curricle

Cur″ri‐cle (k?r″r?–k'l), n. [L. curriculum a running, a race course, fr. currere to run. See Current, and cf. Curriculum.] 1. A small or short course.Upon a curricle in this wor...

10214

Curriculum

Cur‐ric″u‐lum (k?r–r?k″?–l?m), n.; pl. E. Curriculums (-l�mz), L. Curricula (–l�). [L. See Curricle.]1. A race course; a place for running.2. A course; particularly, a specified...

10215

Currie

Cur″rie (k?r″r?), n. & v. See 2d & 3d Curry.

10216

Curried

Cur″ried (–r�d), p. a. [See Curry, v. t., and Curry, n.]1. Dressed by currying; cleaned; prepared.2. Prepared with curry; as, curried rice, fowl, etc.

10217

Currier

Cur″ri‐er (k?″r?–?r), n. [From 1st Curry.] One who curries and dresses leather, after it is tanned.

10218

Currish

Cur″rish (k?r″r?sh), a. [From Cur.] Having the qualities, or exhibiting the characteristics, of a cur; snarling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also malicious; malignan...

10219

Curry

Cur″ry (k?r″r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curried (–r?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Currying.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. c...

10220

Curry (2)

Cur″ry, n. [Tamil kari.] [Written also currie.]1. (Cookery) A kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices.2. A stew of fowl, fis...

10221

Curry (3)

Cur″ry (k?r″r?), v. t. To flavor or cook with curry.

10222

Currycomb

Cur″ry‐comb′ (k?r″r?–k?m′), n. A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges, used in currying a horse.

10223

Currycomb (2)

Cur″ry‐comb′, v. t. To comb with a currycomb.

10224

Curse

Curse (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cursed (k?rst) or Curst; p. pr. & vb. n.Cursing.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, S...

10225

Curse (2)

Curse, v. i. To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.Then began he to curse and to swear.Matt. xxi. 74.His spirits hear me,And yet I need ...

10226

Curse (3)

Curse, n. [AS. curs. See Curse, v. t.] 1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction.Lady, you know no rules of charity,Which renders good for bad, blessings f...

10227

Cursed

Curs″ed (k?rs″?d), a. Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable.Let us fly this cursed place.Milton.This cursed quarrel be no more renewed.Dryden.

10228

Cursedly

Curs″ed‐ly, adv. In a cursed manner; miserably; in a manner to be detested; enormously.

10229

Cursedness

Curs″ed‐ness, n. 1. The state of being under a curse or of being doomed to execration or to evil.2. Wickedness; sin; cursing. Chaucer.3. Shrewishness. “My wife's cursedness.” Ch...

10230

Curser

Curs″er (k?rs″?r), n. One who curses.

10231

Curship

Cur″ship (k?r″sh?p), n. [Cur +-ship.] The state of being a cur; one who is currish.How durst he, I say, oppose thy curship!Hudibras.

10232

Cursitating

Cur″si‐ta′ting (k?r″s?–t?′t?ng), a. [See Cursitor.] Moving about slightly. H. Bushnell.

10233

Cursitor

Cur″si‐tor (k?r″s?–t?r), n. [LL. cursitor, equiv. to L. cursor, fr. cursare to run hither and thither, fr. currere to run. See Current, and cf. Cursor.] 1. A courier or runner. ...