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Curtain

/ˈkɜːtn̩/

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

📖 Definitions of "Curtain"

noun
  1. 1

    A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

  2. 2

    A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

  3. 3

    (by extension) 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."

  4. 4

    (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.

verb
  1. 1

    To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.

  2. 2

    To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.

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