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Curtain

see synonyms of curtain

Noun

1. curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2. curtain

any barrier to communication or vision

Example Sentences:
'a curtain of secrecy'
'a curtain of trees'

Verb

3. curtain

provide with drapery

Example Sentences:
'curtain the bedrooms'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Curtain

see synonyms of curtain
noun
1. 
a piece of material that can be drawn across an opening or window, to shut out light or to provide privacy
2. 
a barrier to vision, access, or communication
a curtain of secrecy
3. 
a hanging cloth or similar barrier for concealing all or part of a theatre stage from the audience
4.  the curtain
5. 
the rise or opening of the curtain at the start of a performance
verb
6. (transitive; sometimes foll by off)
to shut off or conceal with or as if with a curtain
7. (transitive)
to provide (a window, etc) with curtains

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Curtain

see synonyms of curtain
noun
1. 
a piece of cloth or other material, sometimes arranged so that it can be drawn up or sideways, hung for decoration, as at a window, or to cover, conceal, or shut off something
2. 
anything that covers, conceals, separates, or shuts off
a curtain of fog
3. 
that part of a wall between two bastions, gates, etc.
4.  Architecture
an enclosing wall that does not support a roof
5.  Theatre
a. 
the large drape or hanging screen at the front of the stage, which is drawn up or aside to reveal the stage
b. 
the opening of the curtain at the beginning, or its closing at the end, of a play, act, or scene
c. 
an effect, line, or situation in a play just before the curtain closes
d. 
curtain call
6.  US; [pl.]; Slang
death; the end
verb transitive
7. 
to provide or decorate with a curtain
8. 
to cover, conceal, or shut off as with a curtain

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Curtain

see synonyms of curtain
n.
1. A piece of fabric or other material that hangs in a window or open space as a decoration, shade, screen, or divider.
2. Something that functions as or resembles a screen, cover, divider, or barrier: the curtain of mist before the mountain; a heavy curtain of artillery fire.
3.
a. The movable screen or drape in a theater or hall that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop.
b. The rising or opening of a theater curtain at the beginning of a performance or act.
c. The time at which a theatrical performance begins or is scheduled to begin.
d. The fall or closing of a theater curtain at the end of a performance or act.
4. The part of a rampart or parapet connecting two bastions or gates.
5. Architecture A curtain wall.
6. curtains Slang
a. The end.
b. Absolute ruin: "If the employee doesn't shape up, it's curtains" (Business Week).
c. Death.
tr.v. cur·tained, cur·tain·ing, cur·tains
1. To provide (something) with a curtain or curtains.
2. To close off (something) with a curtain or curtains.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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