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   Cur·tain

   /ˈkərtn/

   

   noun

   • 1. a piece of material suspended at the top to form a covering or screen, typically one of a pair at a window: "she drew the curtains and lit the fire" Similar window hanginghangingscreenblindnet curtaincafe curtainportièreblackoutdrop curtaindrop scenetableau curtainsafety curtaindrapepurdahscreencovershieldcloakveilpall
   • ▪ a screen of heavy cloth or other material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage.
   • ▪ a raising or lowering of the curtain at the beginning or end of an act or scene on a stage: "the art is to hold your audience right from the opening curtain"
   • ▪ a disastrous outcome: "it looked like curtains for me"

   verb

   • 1. provide with a curtain or curtains: "is it OK if we only curtain the lower windows?"
   • ▪ conceal or screen with a curtain: "don't be surprised if they curtain off the balconies completely"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.

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   hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

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   How do you measure for curtains?

   • You measure the width by taking a tape measure or any measuring device and stretching it from one side to the other. Typically, a homeowner will use at least two or three times the material to achieve a fuller curtain look. To illustrate: if you have a window width of 36 inches, multiply this size by two at 72 inches per side.

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   Curtain definition: . See examples of CURTAIN used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncurtain noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin). The curtain goes up to reveal a grand piano at the back of the stage. There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). We left just before the final curtain (= the end of a play). (figurative) It's time to face the final curtain (= the end ...

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › curtainsCurtains Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   How to use curtain in a sentence. a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up; especially : window drapery; a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier… See the full definition

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › curtain_1curtain noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   3 [countable] a piece of cloth that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example a shower curtain; 4 [singular] a piece of thick, heavy cloth that hangs in front of the stage in the theater The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin).

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › curtainCURTAIN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CURTAIN definition: a piece of material that hangs down to cover a window, stage, etc: . Learn more.

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   Jun 22, 2024 · curtain (plural curtains) A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light . Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened. which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years.