He [
Ogier
] drew Courtain his sword out of its
sheath.
W. Morris,
Earthly Paradise
, (634).
Curt-Hose (2 syl.). Robert II. duc de Normandie (1087-1134).
Curt-Mantle, Henry II. of England
(1133, 1154-1189). So called because he wore the Anjou mantle, which was shorter than the robe worn by his predecessors.