A piece of cloth or similar material suspended by the top so as to admit of being withdrawn sideways, and serving as a screen or hanging for…
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释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > curtain (46) curtainc1320 A piece of cloth or similar material suspended by the top so as to admit of being withdrawn sideways, and serving as a screen or hanging for… riddelc1380 A curtain; (in later use esp.) one at the end of an altar. saya1382 A curtain. Cf. serge, n. 2. Obsolete. serge1382 Used to translate Latin sagum, in Vulgate with the sense of curtain. Cf. say, n.1 2. veilinga1398 Something serving as a veil, cover, screen, etc.; a veil or curtain. Also figurative. traverse1400 A curtain, hanging, or screen which may be positioned across a room to divide it; a curtain which may be drawn to screen off a bed, seat, etc… veil1567 A piece of fabric (or occasionally other material) serving as a curtain or hanging. More generally: a curtain, awning, or canopy. Now somewhat rare. purdah1621 Originally and chiefly South Asian. A curtain; esp. one used in some Muslim and Hindu communities to screen women from public observation and… scene1638 A curtain; (also) a decorative screen. Cf. sense 3a Obsolete. drapes1908 plural. Curtains. Chiefly North American. Subcategories:— net or lace curtain (9) — window-curtains (6) — door-curtain (2) — other curtains (4) — pelmet (1) — fringe or tassels (1) — cluster of pleats (1) — type of pleat (1) — curtain fittings (9) — curtain accessories (2) |
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