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Curtaʹna

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The sword of Edward the Confessor, which, having no point, was the emblem of mercy. The royal sword of England was so called to the reign of Henry III.

“But when Curtana will not do the deed,

You lay the pointless clergy-weapon by,

And to the laws, your sword of justice, fly.”


Dryden: Hind and Panther, part ii. 419–21.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Curse of Scotland
Curses
Cursing by Bell, Book, and Candle
Cursitor (Latin, clericus de cursu)
Curst
Curtail
Curtain (The)
Curtain
Curtain Lecture
Curtal Friar
Curtana
Curthose
Curtise
Curtmantle
Curule Chair
Curzon Street (London)
Cussedness
Custard
Custard Coffin
Customer
Custos Rotulorum (keeper of the rolls)