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| cur·few [ kúr fy ] (plural cur·fews) |
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| Definition: |
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1. restriction on people's movements: an official restriction on people's movements, requiring them to remain indoors after a specific time
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2. time or signal for curfew: the time at which a curfew takes effect, or the signal given at this time
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3. length of curfew: the duration of a curfew
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4. medieval reminder to extinguish lights: in the Middle Ages, the ringing of a bell in the evening as a reminder to put out fires and lights
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| [13th century. < Anglo-Norman coeverfu, Old French cuevrefeu, literally "cover fire"] |
