curtail step

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• curtail-step — curˈtail step noun A round ended step at the bottom of a flight • • • Main Entry: ↑curtail …   Useful english dictionary

• curtail step — /kɜˈteɪl stɛp/ (say ker tayl step) noun the first or bottom step of a stair, when it is finished in a curved line at its outer end …  

• curtail — curtail1 curtailedly, adv. curtailer, n. curtailment, n. /keuhr tayl /, v.t. to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish. [1425 75; late ME curtailen to restrict (said of royal succession or inheritance), prob. a conflation of MF… …   Universalium

• Curtail — Cur tail (k?r t?l), n. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• step down — Synonyms and related words: abridge, amplify, charge, compress, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, damp, dampen, decrease, deduct, deflate, depreciate, depress, diminish, downgrade, electrify, energize, galvanize, generate, lessen, loop in, lower …   Moby Thesaurus

• curtail — Synonyms and related words: abate, abbreviate, abrade, abridge, abstract, arrest, bate, bereave, bleed, bob, boil down, bridle, capsulize, check, circumscribe, clip, coarct, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, consolidate, constrain,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• scroll step — noun architecture : a curtail step …   Useful english dictionary

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