curfew

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: curlew

Antonyms: curlew

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Noun

1. Any [[regulation]] requiring people to be off the [[street]]s and in their [[home]]s by a certain [[time]].
2. A regulation requiring loud or disruptive activities such as concerts and sporting events to end by a certain time.
3. The time when such restriction [[begin]]s.
4. A [[signal]] indicating this time.
5. A fireplace accessory designed to [[bank]] a fire by completely covering the embers.
6. {{lb|en|historical}} A regulation in feudal Europe by which [[fires]] had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening [[bell]].
7. The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.

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