CURFEW
\kˈɜːfjuː], \kˈɜːfjuː], \k_ˈɜː_f_j_uː]\
Definitions of CURFEW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the time that the curfew signal is sounded
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an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
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a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
By Princeton University
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the time that the curfew signal is sounded
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an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
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a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself.
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A utensil for covering the fire.
By Oddity Software
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Formerly, the ringing of a bell at a fixed hour in the evening as a warning that fires were to be put out; the time of ringing; the bell itself; a warning for children to come in from the streets.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Cover-fire: in feudal times the ringing of a bell at eight o'clock, as a signal to cover or put out all fires and lights.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Informer times, the ringing of an evening (8 o'clock) bell, as a signal to the people to cover up fires, put out lights, and retire to rest.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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