(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.

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. / A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

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

(historical) The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions, especially during the Cold War.

plural of curtail

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curtail

present participle of curtail

A cutting short; truncation.

(architecture) The section of a wall or rampart between two gates, bastions, towers or the like.

A thin, netlike curtain that lets light into a room, but obstructs vision from outside