- curfew cur·few n
- ['kɜːfjuː]
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cur|few — «KUR fyoo», noun. 1. a) a period of time, usually starting in the evening, during which the inhabitants of a city or other area are restricted to their homes or not permitted to appear in certain public places, especially in wartime: »Using a… … Useful english dictionary
cur·few — /ˈkɚfju/ noun, pl fews 1 a : an order or law that requires people to be indoors after a certain time at night [count] The teens were stopped by police for violating the curfew. The city ordered/imposed a curfew soon after the rioting started.… … Useful english dictionary
Curfew — Cur few (k[^u]r f[=u]), n. [OE. courfew, curfu, fr. OF. cuevrefu, covrefeu, F. couvre feu; covrir to cover + feu fire, fr. L. focus fireplace, hearth. See {Cover}, and {Focus}.] 1. The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curfew — cur|few [ˈkə:fju: US ˈkə:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: covrefeu signal to put out fires, curfew , from covrir to cover + feu fire ] 1.) a law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night, or the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
curfew — cur•few [[t]ˈkɜr fyu[/t]] n. 1) an order establishing a time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, esp. that no unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed 2) a regulation requiring a… … From formal English to slang
curfew — cur|few [ kɜr,fju ] noun count or uncount a law that does not allow people to go outside between a particular time in the evening and a particular time in the morning a. the period of time during which people must not go outside according to a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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