to dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping, cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of leather.-to dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like) with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order to make clean.-to beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons.-a kind of sauce much used in india, containing garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices.-a stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry.-to flavor or cook with curry.