/ Dictionary / Index C curtal: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cur•tal Pronunciation: (kûr'tl), [key] — adj. wearing a short frock: a curtal friar. brief; curtailed. —n. a 16th-century bassoon. an animal with a docked tail. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: curtal (Thesaurus) curtain wall curtalax Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language