curtal

curtal
[ˈkəːt(ə)l]
adjective

noun

(historical)a dulcian or bassoon of the late 16th to early 18th century
(史)科塔尔管（16世纪后期到18世纪早期一种古大管或巴松管）

语源

late 15th cent. (denoting a short-barrelled cannon): from French courtault, from court 'short' + the pejorative suffix -ault. In both English and French the noun denoted various items characterized by something short, especially an animal with a docked tail, which probably gave rise to the adjective sense

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