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cur·tain C0818100 (kûr′tn)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.
[Middle English cortine, from Old French, from Late Latin cōrtīna, from Latin cōrs, cōrt-, variant of cohors, court; see court.]curtained (ˈkɜːtənd) adj (Furniture) with a curtain in front of itThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | curtained - furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies; "a curtained alcove"curtainless, uncurtained - not provided with curtains; "blank, curtainless windows stared back at her" |
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