Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Alteration of curtal, from Old French courtault (“which has been shortened”), itself from court (“short”) (from Latin curtus) + -ault
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Alteration of curtal, from Old French courtault (“which has been shortened”), itself from court (“short”) (from Latin curtus) + -ault
Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.
Although British involvement in the slave trade prior to 1807 cannot be denied, or its effects diminished, it is also a fact that the Royal Navy was pretty much the only force in the world in the 19th century with the numbers, drive, willingness, firepower, and capability to curtail the global slave trade, and that, without these efforts, many more would no doubt have been taken to slave plantations and other such destinations during the 19th, and possibly even into the 20th, centuries, as it must be remembered that a great many European powers would only begrudgingly commit to ending the slave trade when the other option was continuous war with the British Empire.2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 11:37 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:
When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
This is the rump of the C.L.C. branch to Southport Lord Street, which lost its passenger services beyond Aintree from January 7, 1952, whereupon the timetable between Gateacre and Aintree was greatly curtailed.1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Branch report”, in Trains Illustrated, page 708:
The current Israeli government has been working to curtail and eliminate critical voices within Israeli society in recent years, particularly those fighting to end the occupation and expose human rights violations against Palestinians and marginalized communities.2018, “Israeli gov't is trying to defund +972 Magazine, report says”, in +972 Magazine:
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curtailable · curtail dog · curtailer · uncurtailed · curtailment
restrain · control · abbreviate (shorten) · dock (animal's tail) · crop (animal's tail) · limit · behedge (limit) · shorten
gl coartar (limit or restrict) · nl kortwieken (cut short an animal's tail) · cs omezit (limit or restrict) · pl skracać (shorten or abridge) · ca escurçar (shorten or abridge) · de beschneiden (shorten or abridge) · bg ограни́чавам (limit or restrict) · cmn 制約 /制约 (limit or restrict) · ca escurçar (cut short an animal's tail) · pl skrócić (cut short an animal's tail) · fr écourter (cut short an animal's tail) · pt limitar (limit or restrict) · pl ukrócić (cut short an animal's tail) · ru обреза́ть (cut short an animal's tail) · nl kortwieken (shorten or abridge) · io abreviar (shorten or abridge) · ru укороти́ть (cut short an animal's tail) · nl kort houden (limit or restrict) · cmn 精簡 /精简 (shorten or abridge) · mi tauporo (shorten or abridge) · pl ukracać (cut short an animal's tail) · pl tłumić (limit or restrict) · fr abréger (shorten or abridge) · scn accurzari (shorten or abridge) · ru сократи́ть (shorten or abridge) · kk қысқарту (shorten or abridge) · bg подрязвам (cut short an animal's tail) · nn kupere (cut short an animal's tail) · et piirama (limit or restrict) · pl skrócić (shorten or abridge) · da begrænse (limit or restrict) · sh stegnuti (limit or restrict) · scn limitari (limit or restrict) · nl verkorten (cut short an animal's tail) · gd giorraich (shorten or abridge) · nl inkorten (shorten or abridge) · sh ograničiti (limit or restrict) · ota قاصمق (limit or restrict) · nl verkorten (shorten or abridge) · ga giorraigh (shorten or abridge) · nl knotten (cut short an animal's tail) · fr écourter (shorten or abridge) · nn avgrense (limit or restrict) · nl bekorten (shorten or abridge) · cs zredukovat (limit or restrict) · scn tèniri (limit or restrict) · cs zredukovat (shorten or abridge) · de kupieren (cut short an animal's tail) · nl beknotten (cut short an animal's tail) · pt derrabar (cut short an animal's tail) · de beschneiden (limit or restrict) · ru обре́зать (cut short an animal's tail) · gl limitar (limit or restrict) · pl ukrócać (limit or restrict) · pt encurtar (shorten or abridge) · mi totope (shorten or abridge) · scn accurzari (cut short an animal's tail) · bg скъсявам (shorten or abridge) · nl bekorten (cut short an animal's tail) · gl recortar (shorten or abridge) · nl knotten (shorten or abridge) · pl uszczuplać (shorten or abridge) · scn strìnciri (limit or restrict) · nl beknotten (shorten or abridge) · sh smanjiti (shorten or abridge) · ru укора́чивать (cut short an animal's tail) · ru уреза́ть (shorten or abridge) · scn trattèniri (limit or restrict) · de drosseln (limit or restrict) · he צִמְצֵם (shorten or abridge) · gl restrinxir (limit or restrict) · pl ukrócić (limit or restrict) · fi rajoittaa (limit or restrict) · scn truncari (shorten or abridge) · he קִצֵּרקִצֵּר (shorten or abridge) · gl abreviar (shorten or abridge) · pl stłumić (limit or restrict) · ru уре́зать (shorten or abridge) · da forkorte (shorten or abridge) · de beschränken (limit or restrict) · pl uszczuplić (shorten or abridge) · de stutzen (shorten or abridge) · nb kupere (cut short an animal's tail) · pl zredukować (limit or restrict) · nl beknotten (limit or restrict) · nl inkorten (cut short an animal's tail) · grc συντέμνω (shorten or abridge) · pl zmniejszyć (shorten or abridge) · mi auporo (shorten or abridge) · mi totope (limit or restrict) · nl kortwieken (limit or restrict) · ru ограни́чивать (limit or restrict) · gl acurtar (shorten or abridge) · cs zkrátit (shorten or abridge) · cmn 縮減 /缩减 (shorten or abridge) · io rekortar (shorten or abridge) · es acortar (cut short an animal's tail) · pl redukować (limit or restrict) · pl limitować (limit or restrict) · nb forkorte (shorten or abridge) · nb begrense (limit or restrict) · pl ograniczać (limit or restrict) · bg съкращавам (shorten or abridge) · cmn 限制 (limit or restrict) · ru сокраща́ть (shorten or abridge) · gl derrabar (cut short an animal's tail) · nl beperken (limit or restrict) · fi lyhentää (shorten or abridge) · fr restreindre (limit or restrict) · nn forkorte (shorten or abridge) · pt restringir (limit or restrict) · de kürzen (limit or restrict) · ru ограни́чить (limit or restrict) · pl skracać (cut short an animal's tail) · es acortar (shorten or abridge) · pl zmniejszać (shorten or abridge) · fi typistää (cut short an animal's tail) · pl ograniczyć (limit or restrict) · cs snížit (limit or restrict) · de verkürzen (shorten or abridge) · sh skratiti (shorten or abridge)