curry (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. sŭbĭgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (whence subactarius2. depso, ui, 3II. Fig.III. To scrape a horse with a curry-combIV. To court favour in a mean way • curry (v.): I. Lit.: to dress leather: 1. sŭbĭgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (whence subactarius: v. currier): Cato. 2. depso, ui, 3: id. II. Fig.: to beat, belabour: fuste verbĕro, dŏlo: v. to cudgel. III. To scrape a horse with a curry-comb: rādo, si, sum, 3 (with strigile or -i): Col. 6, 31, fin.: v. curry-comb. IV. To court favour in a mean way: se alicujus in familiaritatem insinuare, Cic. (but the expr. is less offensive than the Eng.): assentatiuncula quadam aucupari gratiam alicujus, id. Fam. 5, 12, 3 (precisely corresponding with the Eng., except in its greater elegance).