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courb

courb verb: to bend; to bow.

Verb

courb (third-person singular simple present courbs, present participle courbing, simple past and past participle courbed)

  1. (obsolete) To bend; to bow.
    • Thanne I courbed on my knees · and cryed hir of grace.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I
    • Sallys may also be propagated like Vines, by courbing, and bowing them in Arches.1664, John Evelyn, Sylva

Forms of courb

third-person singular presentcourbs
present participlecourbing
past participlecourbed
pastcourbed

Origin of courb

From Middle English courben, from Middle French courber, from Latin curvō. Doublet of curb.

Questions about courb

What does courb mean?
Courb means to bend; to bow.
What part of speech is courb?
Courb is a verb.
What is the past tense of courb?
The past tense of courb is courbed.

Words near courb in the dictionary

  1. courantoes
  2. courantos
  3. courants
  4. Courantyne
  5. courap
  6. courb
  7. courbache
  8. courbaches
  9. courbaril
  10. courbarils
  11. courbash

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