A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.
The evening bell, which continued to be rung in many towns after the regulation itself became obsolete.
“As well as the three-year driving ban and six-month curfew, the magistrates also ordered her to sit another test before she could get her license back.”
“The camp compensated by making a later curfew for those on time off.”
“They reimposed a curfew which local residents had been largely ignoring in recent days.”
