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extremity
English
Etymology
From Middle English extremite, from Old French extremité, from Latin extr?mit?s (“extremity; border, perimeter; ending”), from extrem?s (“furthest, extreme”) + -it?s (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh?ts (“suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being”); see extreme. Extrem?s is derived from exter (“external, outward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?e??s (“out”)) + -issimus (“suffix indicating a superlative”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-is- (“suffix indicating a comparative”) + *-(t)m?mo- (“suffix indicating the absolutive case”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?kstr?'m?t?, IPA(key): /?k?st??m?ti/, /?k-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?st??m?ti/, /-?i/
- Hyphenation: ex?tre?mi?ty
Noun
extremity (countable and uncountable, plural extremities or extremitys) (obsolete)
- The most extreme or furthest point of something. [from c. 1400]
- An extreme measure.
- A hand or foot. [from early 15th c.]
- A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”). [from early 15th c.]
Synonyms
- (furthest point): tip
- (major appendage of human or animal): appendage, limb
Derived terms
- extremital
Related terms
- extreme
- extremely
- extremeness
- extremism
- extremist
Translations
Further reading
- extremities on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- extremity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- extremity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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curb
English
Alternative forms
- kerb (British) (noun, and verb senses 3, 4 and 5 only)
Etymology
From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?b/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??b/
- Rhymes: -??(?)b
- Homophone: kerb
Noun
curb (plural curbs)
- (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
- Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- Even by these Men, Religion, that should be / The Curb, is made the Spur to Tyranny.
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
- 1605, Michael Drayton, The Fourth Eclogue
- He that before ran in the pastures wild / Felt the stiff curb controul his angry jaws.
- 1605, Michael Drayton, The Fourth Eclogue
- (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
curb (third-person singular simple present curbs, present participle curbing, simple past and past participle curbed)
- (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Solomon on the Vanity of the World
- Where pinching want must curb her warm desires.
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Solomon on the Vanity of the World
- (transitive) To rein in.
- (transitive) To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
- (transitive, slang) Ellipsis of curb stomp.
- (transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb.
- (transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
- (transitive) To bend or curve.
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonly called, the Morals (originally by Plutarch)
- crooked and curbed lines
- 1603, Philemon Holland (translator), The Philosophie, commonly called, the Morals (originally by Plutarch)
- (intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.
Synonyms
- (check, restrain, control): behedge, curtail, limit; See also Thesaurus:curb
- (rein in):
- (furnish with a curb):
- (force to hit the curb): curb stomp
- (damage wheels on a curb):
- (bend or curve): bow, flex, incurvate; See also Thesaurus:bend
- (crouch or cringe): bend, fawn, stoop
Translations
Related terms
- curvaceous
- curvature
- curve
- curvy
Further reading
- curb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- curb in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- curb at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Etymology
From French courbe.
Adjective
curb m or n (feminine singular curb?, masculine plural curbi, feminine and neuter plural curbe)
- curve
Declension
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