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• Curry — Cur ry (k?r r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curried} ( r?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Currying}.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei, conroi, order,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• curry — curry1 [kʉr′ē] vt. curried, currying [ME curraien < OFr correier, conreder, to put in order < VL * corredare < L com , with + red , base appearing in * arredare: for IE base see RIDE] 1. to use a curry comb 2. to prepare (tanned leather) …   English World dictionary

• Curry (disambiguation) — Curry is a generic description for a variety of spiced dishes, especially from Asia. Curry may also refer to: Contents 1 Food 2 Plants 3 People …   Wikipedia

• Horse meat — is the culinary name for meat cut from a horse. It is slightly sweet, tender, low in fat, and high in protein. [ [http://www.vianderichelieu.com/en/cheval/content.htm Viande Richelieu] page title: Clarifying the notion of horsemeat covers… …   Wikipedia

• Horse slaughter — is the practice of slaughtering horses for meat. These animals come from mainly from auctions, where they re sold by private sellers and breeders. Often horses are sent to auction and sold to slaughter without the owner s knowledge or consent by… …   Wikipedia

• curry favor — (v.) early 16c., altered by folk etymology from curry favel (c.1400) from O.Fr. correier fauvel to be false, hypocritical, lit. to curry the chestnut horse, which in medieval French allegories was a symbol of cunning and deceit. See CURRY (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• curry — Ⅰ. curry [1] ► NOUN (pl. curries) ▪ a dish of meat, vegetables, etc., cooked in an Indian style sauce of strong spices. ► VERB (curries, curried) ▪ prepare or flavour with such a sauce. ORIGIN Tamil …   English terms dictionary

• curry favor with someone — curry favor (with (someone)) to try to make someone like you or support you by doing or saying things to please them. The candidate has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favor with the voters. Etymology: from the literal meaning of… …   New idioms dictionary

• curry favor with — curry favor (with (someone)) to try to make someone like you or support you by doing or saying things to please them. The candidate has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favor with the voters. Etymology: from the literal meaning of… …   New idioms dictionary

• curry favor — (with (someone)) to try to make someone like you or support you by doing or saying things to please them. The candidate has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favor with the voters. Etymology: from the literal meaning of curry (= to… …   New idioms dictionary

• curry favour — ► curry favour ingratiate oneself through obsequious behaviour. [ORIGIN: from the name (Favel) of a horse in a medieval French romance who became a symbol of cunning and duplicity; hence ‘to rub down Favel’ meant to use cunning.] Main Entry:… …   English terms dictionary