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curtains
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.]curtains (ˈkɜːtənz) pl n1. informal death or ruin; the end: if the enemy see us it will be curtains for us. 2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle in which the hair is parted in the centre of the forehead and curved out over the templescurtains
curtainsThe end. Typically refers to an adverse ending to something, or (hyperbolically or humorously) to death. It's curtains for the defending champs if they don't pull off a miraculous comeback. It's curtains for me if I don't get home by curfew. My parents will kill me!See also: curtaincurtains n. death. (Underworld.) Okay, Marlowe, this time it’s curtains. See also: curtainCurtains
What does it mean when you dream about curtains?To draw the curtains or experience being behind curtains suggests that the dreamer is trying to hide something from themselves or from others. Alternatively, dream curtains might allude to such common expressions as “it’s curtains.” ThesaurusSeecurtain |