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tl adjective
1.
Archaic. wearing a short frock: a curtal friar.
2.
Obsolete. brief; curtailed.
noun
3.
a 16th-century bassoon.
4.
Obsolete. an animal with a docked tail.
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is always a great word to know.
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curtal (ˈkɜːtəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | cut short |
| 2. | (of friars) wearing a short frock |
| —n | |
| 3. | an animal whose tail has been docked |
| 4. | something that is cut short |
| [C16: from Old French courtault animal whose tail has been docked, from court short, from Latin curtus; see | |
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