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 Curtis’e (2 syl.).Curule Chair. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Curtmantle.
 
The surname of Henry II. He introduced the Anjou mantle, which was shorter than the robe worn by his predecessors. (1133, 1154–1189.) (See CARACALLA.)   1
 


 Curtis’e (2 syl.).Curule Chair. 

 
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