| 单词 |
curtail-step |
| 释义 |
ˈcurtail-step Also 8 curtal-. [Origin uncertain: curtal adj., and cur tail, have both been suggested.] The lowest step (or steps) of a stair, having the outer end carried round in the form of a scroll.
1736B. Langley Anc. Masonry 389 The first, or Curtal-step. 1819in P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. 716. 1852–61 Archit. Publ. Soc. Dict. s.v. Curtail, The newel generally stands upon a curtail step..Curtail steps..are employed in handsome staircases. |

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