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Latest revision as of 02:10, 3 August 2013 English[edit] Wikipedia Alternative forms[edit] Etymology[edit] From Anglo-Norman coeverfu and Old French cuevre-fu (French couvre-feu), from the imperative of covrir ("to cover") + fu ("fire"). Pronunciation[edit] curfew (plural curfews) - (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.
- The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1 p. 95:
- I have my lodging neere unto a tower, where both evening and morning a very great bell doth chime Ave marie and Cover-few, which jangling doth even make the tower to shake [...].
- Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
- The time when such restriction begins.
- A signal indicating this time.
- A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
Derived terms[edit] Translations[edit] historical regulation requiring fire to be covered/extinguished - Arabic: please add this translation if you can
- Bulgarian: вечерен час (bg) (večeren čas)
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a regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time the time when such restriction begins a signal indicating this time - Arabic: please add this translation if you can
- Catalan: toc de queda m
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