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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
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
- 2
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
- 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
(fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
verb
- 1
To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
- 2
To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.
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