transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkər-(ˌ)fyü ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French coverfeu, signal given to bank the hearth fire, curfew, from coverir to cover + fu, feu fire, from Latin focus hearth
Date: 14th century
1. : the sounding of a bell at evening
the Curfew tolls the knell of parting day — Thomas Gray
2.
a. : a regulation enjoining the withdrawal of usually specified persons (as juveniles or military personnel) from the streets or the closing of business establishments or places of assembly at a stated hour
b. : a signal to announce the beginning of a curfew
c. : the hour at which a curfew becomes effective
d. : the period during which a curfew is in effect