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Curry

Curry Meaning & Definition
Curry Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Curry?

[n] (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
[v] give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
[v] treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
[v] season with curry

Synonyms | Synonyms for Curry: dress | groom

Related Terms | Find terms related to Curry: bake | barbecue | baste | bed | bed down | blanch | boil | bouillabaisse | braise | break | brew | bridle | broil | brown | brush | card | chowder | clobber | coddle | comb | cook | currycomb | devil | do | do to perfection | drench | drub | etuvee | feed | fire | fodder | fricassee | frizz | frizzle | fry | gentle | goulash | griddle | grill | groom | hackle | handle | harness | hatchel | heat | heckle | hitch | Irish stew | lick | litter | manage | meat stew | milk | mulligan | mulligan stew | olio | olla | olla podrida | oven-bake | overwhelm | oyster stew | paella | pan | pan-broil | parboil | poach | prepare | prepare food | ragout | rake | roast | rub down | saddle | saute | scallop | sear | shellac | shirr | simmer | smear | smother | steam | stew | stir-fry | tame | tend | thrash | toast | train | trim | water | yoke

See Also | beautify | dish | embellish | flavor | flavour | lamb curry | prettify | process | season | treat

Curry In Webster's Dictionary

\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, arrangement, LL. conredium); cor- (L. com-) + roi, rei, arrangement, order; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. ready. See {Ready}, {Greith}, and cf. {Corody}, {Array}.] 1. To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather. 2. To dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean. Your short horse is soon curried. --Beau. & FL. 3. To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons. I have seen him curry a fellow's carcass handsomely. --Beau. & FL. {To curry favor}, to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions. See {Favor}, n.
\Cur"ry\, n. [Tamil kari.] [Written also {currie}.] 1. (Cookery) A kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices. 2. A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry. {Curry powder} (Cookery), a condiment used for making curry, formed of various materials, including strong spices, as pepper, ginger, garlic, coriander seed, etc.
\Cur"ry\ (k?r"r?), v. t. To flavor or cook with curry.

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