Curry
Curry (k?r"r?) , transitive verb
[Old English curraien, curreien, Old French cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), French corroyer to curry (leather) (compare Old French conrei, conroi, order, arrangement, Late Latin conredium); cor- (Latin com-) + roi, rei, arrangement, order; prob. of German origin, and akin to English ready. See Ready, Greith, and compare Corody, Array.]
1.
To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather.
2.
To dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean.
Your short horse is soon curried.
3.
To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons.
I have seen him curry a fellow's carcass handsomely.
Collocations (1)
To curry favor , to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions. See Favor, n.
Curry , noun
[Tamil kari.]
1.
(Cookery) A kind of sauce much used in India, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices.
2.
A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry.
Collocations (1)
Curry powder (Cookery) , a condiment used for making curry, formed of various materials, including strong spices, as pepper, ginger, garlic, coriander seed, etc.
Curry (k?r"r?) , transitive verb
To flavor or cook with curry.