curtainnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɜː.tən/us/ˈkɝː.t̬ən/A2 a piece of material, especially cloth, that hangs across a window or opening to make a room or part of a room dark or private:
Heavy curtains blocked out the sunlight.
to draw (= open or close) the curtains
a thick layer of something that makes it difficult to see anything behind it:
They could see nothing through the curtain of rain/smoke.
the large screen of heavy material in a theatre that separates the stage from the area where people are watching
More examples
- The audience was still laughing as the curtain fell.
- He pulled the curtain aside.
- I'm trying to match up this wallpaper with some suitable curtain material.
- A coat of paint and new curtains would really cheer the kitchen up.
- I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Curtains & wallpaper
- blind
- curtain rail
- curtain rod
- drape
- flock wallpaper
- floor-length
- hang
- paper
- pelmet
- roller blind
- shade
- sunshade
- valance
- venetian blind
- vertical blind
- wall hanging
- wallpaper
- window shade
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Coverings and layers
Theatres, cinemas & their parts
Idiom(s)
be curtains for sb
the curtain falls on sth