Definition for curry - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	curry2 (curry) Pronunciation: /ˈkʌri/ verb (curries, currying, curried) [with object] 1chiefly North American groom (a horse) with a curry comb: I was brushing and currying the horse 2 historical treat (tanned leather) to improve its properties: I made the deer’s hide be curried and dressed by a tanner 3 archaic thrash; beat: he swore he would curry his hide Phrases curry favour ingratiate oneself with someone through obsequious behaviour: a wimpish attempt to curry favour with* the new bosses* [alteration of Middle English curry favel, from the name (Favel or Fauvel) of a chestnut horse in a 14th-century French romance who became a symbol of cunning and duplicity; hence ‘to curry (or groom) Favel’ meant to use the cunning which he personified] Origin: Middle English: from Old French correier, ultimately of Germanic origin		Search results in the dictionary curry¹ Curry, John curry comb curry leaf curry plant curry powder More results » More words in this category bearing rein bridoon ch. covert coat equestrian ergot extension horse walker jump jockey pelham red roan ride-off school 1 shoulder-in stable 2 stirrup leather throatlatch trappings tripple Nearby Words current liabilities currently curricle curriculum curriculum vitae currier Currier, Nathaniel currish curry ¹ curry ² curry comb curry leaf curry plant curry powder Curry, John curse cursed cursillo cursive