RECURVE

recurve

(verb) curve or bend (something) back or down

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

recurve (third-person singular simple present recurves, present participle recurving, simple past and past participle recurved)

To curve again, to rebend.

To curve back on itself.

(of a storm) To change direction.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*curve" (r*krv"), v. t.

Definition: To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or down.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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