Part 2676

<hw>Cu*rette"</hw> <tt>(k?-r?t")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><ety>[F., fr. <ets>curer</ets> to cleanse.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb.</def>

<h1>Curfew</h1> <Xpage=357>

<hw>Cur"few</hw> <tt>(k?r"f?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>courfew</ets>, <ets>curfu</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>cuevrefu</ets>, <ets>covrefeu</ets>, F. <ets>couvre-feu</ets>; <ets>covrir</ets> to cover + <ets>feu</ets> fire, fr. L. <ets>focus</ets> fireplace, hearth. See <er>Cover</er>, and <er>Focus</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself.</def>

<blockquote>He begins at <b>curfew</b>, and walks till the first cock. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The village <b>curfew</b>, as it tolled profound. <i>Campbell.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A utensil for covering the fire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>For pans, pots, <b>curfews</b>, counters and the like. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Curia</h1> <Xpage=357>

<hw>Cu"ri*a</hw> <tt>(k?"r?-?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Curle</plw> <tt>(-<?/)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people were divided by Romulus.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The place of assembly of one of these divisions.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The place where the meetings of the senate were held; the senate house.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Middle Ages)</fld> <def>The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord; also; his residence or his household.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Any court of justice.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the machinery of administration; -- called also <altname>curia Romana</altname>.</def>

<h1>Curialism</h1> <Xpage=357>

<hw>Cu"ri*a*lism</hw> <tt>(k?"r?-?-l?z'm)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The wiew or doctrins of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church.</def>

<i>Gladstone.</i>

<h1>Curialist</h1> <Xpage=357>

<hw>Cu"ri*a*list</hw> <tt>(k?"r?-?-l?st)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who belongs to the ultramontane party in the Latin Church.</def>

<i>Shipley.</i>

<h1>Curialistic</h1> <Xpage=357>

<hw>Cu`ri*a*lis"tic</hw> <tt>(-l?s"t?k)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L.<ets>curialis</ets> belonging to the imperial court, fr. <ets>curia</ets>, LL., also, counselors and retinue of a king.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to a court.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Relating or belonging to the ultramonate party in the Latin Church.</def>

<h1>Curiality</h1> <Xpage=357>

<hw>Cu`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <tt>(-?l"?-t?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>curialitas</ets> courtesy, fr. <ets>curialis</ets>.]</ety> <def>The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Curiet</h1> <Xpage=357>

<hw>Cu"ri*et</hw> <tt>(k?"r?-?t)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cuirass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>