curtal: Meaning and Definition of

cur•tal

Pronunciation: (kûr'tl), [key]
— adj.
  1. wearing a short frock: a curtal friar.
  2. brief; curtailed.
—n.
  1. a 16th-century bassoon.
  2. an animal with a docked tail.
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