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  • 71cur|ragh — cur|rach or cur|ragh «KUR uhkh, uh», noun. Scottish and Irish. an open boat made of skin or canvas stretched over a frame of withes, larger than a coracle and boat shaped. Also, curagh. ╂[< Scottish Gaelic and Old Irish curach currach,… …

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  • 72cur|rach — or cur|ragh «KUR uhkh, uh», noun. Scottish and Irish. an open boat made of skin or canvas stretched over a frame of withes, larger than a coracle and boat shaped. Also, curagh. ╂[< Scottish Gaelic and Old Irish curach currach, carcass] …

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  • 73cur´rent|ness — cur|rent «KUR uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a flow; stream. Running water or moving air makes a current. »The current swept the stick down the river. The draft created a current of cold air over my feet. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under stream. (Cf.… …

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  • 74cur|rent — «KUR uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a flow; stream. Running water or moving air makes a current. »The current swept the stick down the river. The draft created a current of cold air over my feet. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under stream. (Cf. ↑stream) 2 …

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  • 75cur´sive|ly — cur|sive «KUR sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. written with the letters joined together and with flowing strokes. Ordinary handwriting is cursive. –n. 1. a letter made to join other letters. 2. a style of printing type imitating handwriting. 3.… …

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  • 76cur|sive — «KUR sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. written with the letters joined together and with flowing strokes. Ordinary handwriting is cursive. –n. 1. a letter made to join other letters. 2. a style of printing type imitating handwriting. 3. cursive… …

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  • 77cur|va´ceous|ly — cur|va|ceous «kur VAY shuhs», adjective. Informal. having a curving or well shaped female figure; attractively or well proportioned. ╂[< curv(e) + aceous] –cur|va´ceous|ly, adverb …

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  • 78cur|va|ceous — «kur VAY shuhs», adjective. Informal. having a curving or well shaped female figure; attractively or well proportioned. ╂[< curv(e) + aceous] –cur|va´ceous|ly, adverb …

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  • 79cur´vi|lin´e|ar|ly — cur|vi|lin|e|ar «KUR vuh LIHN ee uhr», adjective. 1. consisting of a curved line or lines: »The Einsteinian universe is curvilinear, with four dimensions (New York Times). 2. enclosed by curved lines. –cur´vi|lin´e|ar|ly, adverb …

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  • 80cur|vi|lin|e|ar — «KUR vuh LIHN ee uhr», adjective. 1. consisting of a curved line or lines: »The Einsteinian universe is curvilinear, with four dimensions (New York Times). 2. enclosed by curved lines. –cur´vi|lin´e|ar|ly, adverb …

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