Definitions for "Curtail"
Keywords:  abridge, diminish, shorten, tail, cut
To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
Keywords:  newel, stair, rest, longer, bottom
a bottom stair, longer than the rest, to support a newel
The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"