| curtal | (adj) (obsolete) cut short, Example: a dog with a curtal tail |
| Curtal | a. [ OF. courtault, F. courtaud, having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L. curtus. See Curt, and Curtail. ] Curt; brief; laconic. [ 1913 Webster ] Essays and curtal aphorisms. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Curtal | n. A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [ Obs ] Nares. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Curtal friar | A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] |