curtal
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A woodwind instrument, an early form of bassoon, also known as a dulcian.
2. An animal with a tail docked off.
3. Anything abridged or cut short.
adj.
1. Having a docked tail.
2. Abridged or cut short.
💬 Usage Examples
“‘May I assume you hold some musical or artistic talent, Miss Adeline?’ ‘Certainly,’ Adeline said with a nod. ‘I am quite skilled on the curtal.’” Amanda Mariel & Christina McKnight; Georgina; Brook Ridge Press; 2017. “I and my curtal and my two lackeys all ventured through the eye of a Spanish needle.” Ben Jonson; Chloridia: Rites to Chloris and Her Nymphs; 1631.