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noun
Curfew  n.  
1.
The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself. "He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock." "The village curfew, as it tolled profound."
2.
A utensil for covering the fire. (Obs.) "For pans, pots, curfews, counters and the like."





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"Curfew" Quotes from Famous Books



... he's got a lot of influence, and he's always Johnny-on-the-Spot to turn any dirty trick that they want. There are four or five rich men in town who are there with the bank-roll, providing he engages women who ain't so very particular about the location of their residence, and who don't hear a curfew ring at ...
— The Easiest Way - Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 • Eugene Walter
... Abbe's charity school. And that was not like a happy real home, for the little Brothers were rough and rude and far from loving one another. He had started at dusk from the school, hoping to be at the village church before curfew. For Pierre had a sweet little voice, and he was to earn a few pennies by singing in the choir on Christmas morning. But it was growing late. The church would be closed and the Cure gone home before Pierre could reach it; and ...
— Christmas in Legend and Story - A Book for Boys and Girls • Elva S. Smith
... towns, being almost entirely constructed of wood, were liable to periodic and devastating conflagrations, which fact suggested to that genius, William the Conqueror, the institution of Couvre-feu, or in its more popular form, Curfew, which rang at eight o'clock in the evening, when all lights were to be extinguished. The ringing of curfew has survived in many of our towns and villages to this day, but it is doubtful if the custom has been continuous ...
— Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them • Sidney Heath
... water supply, and schoolhouses and paved streets are not the result of throwing confetti, tooting tin horns and waiving the curfew law. ...
— Love, Life & Work • Elbert Hubbard
... Curfew has taken its toll from the knell of parting day, and darkness reigns supreme, they will urge on their wild career, illuminated by the dim religious light ...
— Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. • F. Anstey


Words linked to "Curfew" :   jurisprudence, deadline, order, edict, rescript, signal, signaling, fiat, decree, law


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