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