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"Curtail"
Keywords:
abridge
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diminish
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shorten
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tail
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cut
To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
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Keywords:
newel
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stair
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rest
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longer
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bottom
a bottom stair, longer than the rest, to support a newel
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Keywords:
freedom
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scroll
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terminate
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speech
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extent
The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
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terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
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Keywords:
drinking
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school
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restrictions
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place
place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
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