Webster's Dictionary 1913

10261

Curtation

Cur‐ta″tion (k?r–t?″sh?n), n.(Astron.) The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is less than the true distance.

10262

Curtein

Cur‐tein″ (k?r–t?n″), n. Same as Curtana.

10263

Curtes

Cur‐tes″ (k?r–t?s″), a. Courteous. Chaucer.

10264

Curtesy

Cur″te‐sy (k?r″t?–s?), n.; pl.Curtesies (–s�z). [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded as holding ...

10265

Curtilage

Cur″ti‐lage (k�r″t�–l�j), n. [OF. cortillage, curtillage, fr. cortil court, courtyard, LL. cortis court. See Court.] (Law) A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within...

10266

Curtly

Curt″ly (kûrt″ly̆), adv. In a curt manner.

10267

Curtness

Curt″ness, n. The quality of bing curt.

10268

Curtsy

Curt″sy (kûrt″sy̆), n. Same as Courtesy, an act of respect.

10269

Curule

Cu″rule (kū″rṳl), a. [L. curulis, fr. currus a chariot: cf. F. curule.] 1. Of or pertaining to a chariot.2. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Rom...

10270

Cururo

‖Cu‐ru″ro (k??–r??″r?), n.(Zoöl.) A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus Spalacopus.

10271

Curval

{ Cur″val (k?r″val), Cur″vant (–vant) }, a. [L. curvans, p. pr.] (Her.) Bowed; bent; curved.

10272

Curvate

{ Cur″vate (k?r″v?t), Cur″va‐ted (–v?–t?d), } a. [L. curvatus p. p. of curvare to curve, fr. curvus. See Curve.] Bent in a regular form; curved.

10273

Curvation

Cur‐va″tion (k?r–v?″sh?n), n. [L. curvatio.] The act of bending or crooking.

10274

Curvative

Cur″va‐tive (k?r″v?–t?v), a.(Bot.) Having the margins only a little curved; — said of leaves. Henslow.

10275

Curvature

Cur″va‐ture (k?r″v?–t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See Curvate.] 1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved; a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a lin...

10276

Curve

Curve (kûrv), a. [L. curvus bent, curved. See Cirb.] Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

10277

Curve (2)

Curve, n. [See Curve, a., Cirb.] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal.2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low,...

10278

Curve (3)

Curve, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curved (k?rvd); p. pr. & vb. n.Curving.] [L. curvare., fr. curvus. See Curve, a., Curb.] To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to ca...

10279

Curve (4)

Curve, v. i. To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the road curves to the right.

10280

Curvedness

Curv″ed‐ness (–?d–n?s), n. The state of being curved.

10281

Curvet

Cur″vet (kûr″v?t or kûr–v?t″; 277), n. [OE. corvet, It. corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See Curve, and cf. Corvetto.] 1. (Man.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his...

10282

Curvet (2)

Cur″vet, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Curveted or -vetted; p. pr. & vb. n.Curveting or -vetting.] [Cf. It. corvettare. See Curvet, n.] 1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. “Oft and hig...

10283

Curvet (3)

Cur″vet, v. t. To cause to curvet. Landor.

10284

Curvicaudate

Cur′vi‐cau″date (k?r′v?–k?″d?t), a. [L. curvus bent + E. caudate.] (Zoöl.) Having a curved or crooked tail.

10285

Curvicostate

Cur′vi‐cos″tate (k?r′v?–k?s″t?t), a. [L. curvus + E. costate.] (Bot.) Having bent ribs.

10286

Curvidentate

Cur′vi‐den″tate (k?r′v?–d?n″t?t), a. [L. curvus + E. dentate.] Having curved teeth.

10287

Curviform

Cur″vi‐form (k?r″v?–f?rm), a. [L. curvus + -form.] Having a curved form.