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  • 121clinar — clina incliner; pencher; abaisser; courber. Si clinar : se pencher ; s incliner ; se courber ; s abaisser. voir abaissar …

    Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • 122corbar — courba courber ; plier ; incurver ; infléchir. Si corbar : se courber, se plier, se voûter …

    Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • 123Courb — (k??rb), v. i. [F. courber. See {Curs}.] To bend; to stop; to bow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Then I courbed on my knees. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 124Curb — (k[^u]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k[^u]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto s curved. Cf. {Curve}.] 1. To bend or curve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Crooked and curbed… …

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  • 125Curbed — Curb Curb (k[^u]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k[^u]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto s curved. Cf. {Curve}.] 1. To bend or curve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Crooked and …

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  • 126Curbing — Curb Curb (k[^u]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k[^u]rbd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve, L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto s curved. Cf. {Curve}.] 1. To bend or curve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Crooked and …

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  • 127curvet — I. noun Etymology: Italian corvetta, from Middle French courbette, from courber to curve, from Latin curvare Date: 1575 a prancing leap of a horse in which the hind legs are raised just before the forelegs touch the ground II. intransitive verb ( …

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  • 128AFFAISSER — v. a. Faire que des choses qui sont l une sur l autre, s abaissent, se foulent, et tiennent moins d espace en hauteur. Les pluies affaissent les terres.   Il signifie également, Faire ployer, faire courber sous le faix. Une trop grande charge de… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)