a. [ L. curvus bent + E. caudate. ] (Zool.) Having a curved or crooked tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. curvus + E. costate. ] (Bot.) Having bent ribs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. curvus + E. dentate. ] Having curved teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. curvus + -form. ] Having a curved form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geom.) An instrument for drawing curved lines. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. curvus bent + E. lineal, linear. ] Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved lines. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a curvilinear manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. curvus bent + E. nerve. ] (Bot.) Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; -- called also curvinervate and curve-veined. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. curvus + E. rostral. ] (Zool.) Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. curvus curved + rostrum beak, rostrum. ] (Zool.) A group of passerine birds, including the creepers and nuthatches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. curvus bent + E. serial. ] (Bot.) Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. curvitas, from curvus bent: cf. F. curvité. ] The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness. Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate. ] A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. récurvirostre. ] (Zool.) A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Recurviroster. ] (Zool.) Having the beak bent upwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Recurvation. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a scurvy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness. [ 1913 Webster ]