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Webster 1913 Edition

Courb

Courb

(k??rb)
,
Adj.
[F.
courbe
, fr. L.
curvus
. See
Curve
,
Adj.
]
Curved; rounded.
[Obs.]
Her neck is short, her shoulders
courb
.
Gower.

Courb

(k??rb)
,
Verb.
I.
[F.
courber
. See
Curs
.]
To bend; to stop; to bow.
[Obs.]
Then I
courbed
on my knees.
Piers Plowman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Courb

COURB

,
Verb.
I.
To bend. [Not in use.]

COURB

,
Adj.
Crooked. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

courb

courb

English

Verb

courb ‎(third-person singular simple present courbs, present participle courbing, simple past and past participle courbed)

  1. (obsolete) To bend; to bow.
    • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
      Thanne I courbed on my knees · and cryed hir of grace.
    • 1664, John Evelyn, Sylva:
      Sallys may also be propagated like Vines, by courbing, and bowing them in Arches.

Adjective

courb ‎(comparative more courb, superlative most courb)

  1. (obsolete) curved; rounded
    • Gower
      Her neck is short, her shoulders courb.

Etymology

Middle French courber, from Latin curvāre. See curb.

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