john curry
i, ˈkʌr
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curry1 (ˈkʌrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a spicy dish of oriental, esp Indian, origin that is made in many ways but usually consists of meat or fish prepared in a hot piquant sauce |
| 2. | curry seasoning or sauce |
| 3. | slang (Austral) give someone curry to assault (a person) verbally or physically |
| —vb , -ries, -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 4. | (tr) to prepare (food) with curry powder or sauce |
| [C16: from Tamil kari sauce, relish] | |
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John curry
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| curry2 (ˈkʌrɪ) | |
| —vb , -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 1. | to beat vigorously, as in order to clean |
| 2. | to dress and finish (leather) after it has been tanned to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof |
| 3. | to groom (a horse) |
| 4. | curry favour to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors |
| [C13: from Old French correer to make ready, from Vulgar Latin conrēdāre (unattested), from rēdāre (unattested) to provide, of Germanic origin] | |
| Curry (ˈkʌrɪ) | |
| —n | |
| John (Anthony). 1949--94, British ice skater: won the figure-skating gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games | |
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Word Origin & History
curry
late 13c., "to rub down a horse," from Anglo-Fr. curreier "to curry-comb a horse," from O.Fr. correier "put in order, prepare, curry," from con- intens. prefix + reier "arrange," from a Gmc. source. The surviving sense of curry favor is c.1510, altered by folk etymology from curry favel (c.1400) from
O.Fr. correier fauvel "to be false, hypocritical," lit. "to curry the chestnut ('fawn-colored') horse," which in medieval French allegories was a symbol of cunning and deceit.
curry
"spice," 1681, from Tamil kari "sauce, relish for rice."
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