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recurved

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē kûrvd′)

From the verb recurve: (⇒ conjugate)
recurved is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•curved  (rē kûrvd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Birdscurved upward, as the bill of a bird.
  • see recurve, -ed2 1590–1600

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•curve  (ri kûrv′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -curved, -curv•ing. 
  1. to curve or bend back or backward.
  • Latin recurvāre, equivalent. to re- re- + curvāre to curve
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
recurve /rɪˈkɜːv/ vb
  1. to curve or bend (something) back or down or (of something) to be so curved or bent
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin recurvāre from re- + curvāre to curve
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