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Cur"lew (kûr"lū), n.
[F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of
imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L.
currere to run + levis light.] (Zoöl.)
A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for
its long, slender, curved bill.

&fist; The common European curlew is N. arquatus. The
long-billed (N. longirostris), the Hudsonian (N.
Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (N. borealis, are
American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the
European species.

Curlew Jack (Zoöl.) the
whimbrel or lesser curlew. -- Curlew
sandpiper (Zoöl.), a sandpiper
(Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata), common in Europe, rare
in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill.
See Illustation in Appendix.

Curl"i*ness (k?rl"?-n?s), n.
State of being curly.

Curl"ing, n. 1.
The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling
of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also,
the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the
brim of hats.


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