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recurve
re·curve [ ri kúrv ] (past and past participle re·curved, present participle re·curv·ing, 3rd person present singular re·curves)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
bend back: to curve backward, inward, or downward, or cause something to curve in this way
[Late 16th century. < Latin recurvare "curve back" < curvus "curved, crooked"]

re·cur·va·tion [ r kur váysh'n ] noun
re·curved adjective
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