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| curfew | |
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| curfew | |
| 1. subst. Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time. |  |
| 2. subst. The time when such restriction begins. | |
| 3. subst. A signal indicating this time. | |
| 4. subst. A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers. | |
| 5. subst. (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. | |
| 6. subst. The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete. | |
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