curtail

Anlam (İngilizce)

Noun

A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal
2. To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
3. To limit or restrict, keep in check.

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/kɜːˈteɪl/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

Alteration of curtal, from Old French courtault (“which has been shortened”), itself from court (“short”) (from Latin curtus) + -ault