Definition of curtail

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Curtail (v. t.) To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce..

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Tail :: Tail (a.) Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail..
Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights..
Trunk :: Trunk (v. t.) To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim.
Longtail :: Longtail (n.) An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf. Curtail. Dog..
Curtailed :: Curtailed (imp. & p. p.) of Curtai.
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses..
Clipping :: Clipping (n.) The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins..
Curtailing :: Curtailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Curtai.
Curtail Dog :: Curtail dog () A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting..
Curtailer :: Curtailer (n.) One who curtails.
Epitome :: Epitome (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.
Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail..
Shorten :: Shorten (a.) To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc..
Scrimp :: Scrimp (a.) Short; scanty; curtailed.
Curtail :: Curtail (n.) The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc..
Trim :: Trim (v. t.) To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree..
Curtail :: Curtail (v. t.) To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce..
Dock :: Dock (v. t.) to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse..
Decurt :: Decurt (v. t.) To cut short; to curtail.
Unfalcated :: Unfalcated (a.) Having no deductions; not curtailed, or shortened; undiminished..
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