curried

Variant of curry

curry definition

curry (kʉr′ē)

transitive verb curried -·ried, currying -·ry·ing

  1. to use a curry comb
  2. to prepare (tanned leather) by soaking, scraping, cleaning, beating, etc.
  3. to beat or flog

Etymology: ME curraien < OFr correier, conreder, to put in order < VL *corredare < L com-, with + -red-, base appearing in *arredare: for IE base see ride

curry Idioms

curry favor

Etymology: altered (by assoc. with favor) < ME curraien favel, to flatter, lit., curry the chestnut horse; OFr favel, chestnut horse (taken as symbol of duplicity) < dial. form of OHG falo, pale, akin to OE fealu; see fallow

to try to win favor by flattery, fawning, etc.

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