CPage 803
- English Word Curb Definition That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse.
- English Word Curb Definition An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome.
- English Word Curb Definition A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame within a well to prevent the earth caving in.
- English Word Curb Definition A curbstone.
- English Word Curb Definition A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
- English Word Curb roof Definition A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.
- English Word Curbed Definition of Curb
- English Word Curbing Definition of Curb
- English Word Curbless Definition Having no curb or restraint.
- English Word Curbstone Definition A stone /et along a margin as a and protection, as along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone.
- English Word Curch Definition See Courche.
- English Word Curculio Definition One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc.
- English Word Curculionidous Definition Pertaining to the Curculionideae, or weevil tribe.
- English Word Curculios Definition of Curculio
- English Word Curcuma Definition A genus of plants of the order Scitamineae, including the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa).
- English Word Curcumin Definition The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root, extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance, C14H14O4, with a green fluorescence.
- English Word Curd Definition The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food, especially when made into cheese.
- English Word Curd Definition The coagulated part of any liquid.
- English Word Curd Definition The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower.
- English Word Curd Definition To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to curdle.