About The Word Curry
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Curry
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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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