v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Curried p. pr. & vb. n. Currying. ] [ OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei, conroi, order, arrangement, LL. conredium); cor- (L.com-) + roi, rei, arrangement, order; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. ready. See Ready, Greith, and cf. Corody, Array. ] 1. To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your short horse is soon curried. Beau. & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have seen him curry a fellow's carcass handsomely. Beau. & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]

To curry favor, to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions. See Favor, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tamil kari. ] [ Written also currie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Cookery) A kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Curry powder (Cookery), a condiment used for making curry, formed of various materials, including strong spices, as pepper, ginger, garlic, coriander seed, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To flavor or cook with curry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges, used in currying a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To comb with a currycomb. [ 1913 Webster ]