(transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal / (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate. / (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.

(architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

plural of curtail

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail

present participle of curtail

A cutting short; truncation.

The act of curtailing.

plural of curtailment

simple past tense and past participle of curtail

Capable of being curtailed.