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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curry \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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curry \Cur"ry\ (k?r"r?), v. t. To flavor or cook with curry. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curry \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: curry n : (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice v : of dogs and horses [syn: {dress}, {groom}]
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