Curtail (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
noun Architecture.
  1. a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
  2. a starting step having a scroll termination to one or both ends of the tread.
verb
  1. to cut short; abridge
Curtail (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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