| 1. curry powder, seasoning which is made from a combination of tumeric and other spices (commonly used in East Indian dishes); food seasoned with curry. brush down a horse; prepare leather; beat, hit; flavor with curry powder. currycurry (k?rr?), 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.] |