To curry favor
- To curry favor
- Curry Cur"ry (k?r"r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curried} (-r?d);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Currying}.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF.
cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a
horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei,
conroi, order, arrangement, LL. conredium); cor- (L.com-) +
roi, rei, arrangement, order; prob. of German origin, and
akin to E. ready. See {Ready}, {Greith}, and cf. {Corody},
{Array}.]
1. To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping,
cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of
leather.
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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. [1913 Webster]
Your short horse is soon curried. --Beau. & FL. [1913 Webster]
3. To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster]
I have seen him curry a fellow's carcass handsomely. --Beau. & FL. [1913 Webster]
{To curry favor}, to seek to gain favor by flattery or attentions. See {Favor}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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To curry favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curry favor — verb To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention … Wiktionary
curry favor — phrasal Etymology: Middle English currayen favel to curry a chestnut horse to seek to gain favor by flattery or attention … New Collegiate Dictionary
curry favor — {v.} To flatter or serve someone to get his help or friendship. * /Joe tried to curry favor with the new teacher by doing little services that she didn t really want./ * /Jim tried to curry favor with the new girl by telling her she was the… … Словарь американских идиом
curry favor — {v.} To flatter or serve someone to get his help or friendship. * /Joe tried to curry favor with the new teacher by doing little services that she didn t really want./ * /Jim tried to curry favor with the new girl by telling her she was the… … Словарь американских идиом
Challenge to the favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Addicted to Curry — Cover of the 1st volume of Addicted to Curry 華麗なる食卓 (Karē naru shokutaku) Genre Comedy, drama … Wikipedia
favor — fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curry — Cur ry (k?r r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curried} ( r?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Currying}.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF. cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei, conroi, order,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curry — curry1 /kerr ee, kur ee/, n., pl. curries, v., curried, currying. n. 1. East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice. 2. any dish flavored… … Universalium