curtain.
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
Meaning & usage
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
He drew the curtains at 11:00pm before falling asleep.
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.
The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
Death, final curtain.
That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
A flag; an ensign.
The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.
A haircut combining a long fringe on either side of a center part or sometimes off-center, with the sides and the back kept short.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English curtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), a calque from Ancient Greek.
To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English curtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), a calque from Ancient Greek.
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