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curtailed — The mail that the letter carrier cannot case before scheduled delivery route leave time and is authorized to leave for casing the next day. Also, the nondelivery of mail to a customer in cases where the premises are hazardous (for example, when a … Glossary of postal terms
Curtailed — Curtail Cur*tail (k[u^]r*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} ( t[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. [1913 Webster] I, that am… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtailed — Synonyms and related words: abated, abbreviated, ablated, abridged, abstracted, attenuated, bated, belittled, bobbed, capsule, capsulized, clipped, compressed, condensed, consumed, contracted, cropped, cut short, decreased, deflated, digested,… … Moby Thesaurus
curtailed — adj. shortened, cut short, reduced, diminished cur·tail || kÉœË teɪl v. decrease, reduce, shorten, cut short … English contemporary dictionary
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