Curfew

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Origin of Phrases - C

Curfew

Comes from an old French word that means "cover fire." In Europe during the Middle Ages, a curfew was a metal cone or shield that was used to put the hearth fire in the evening. Eventually, the word came to mean the end of the day's activities.