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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Curtail

/(kŭr*tāl")/ · Cur·tail · IPA /kɚˈteɪl/
01 v. t. To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
imp. & p. p. Curtailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Curtailing
  1. 1.
    To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
    “I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion.” — Shak.
    “Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled.” — Macaulay.
02 n. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
  1. 1.
    The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.