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curtain

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noun

cur·​tain ˈkər-tᵊn How to pronounce curtain (audio)
1
: a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
especially : window drapery
2
: a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier compare iron curtain
3
a
: the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions
b(1)
: a similar stretch of plain wall
(2)
: a nonbearing exterior wall
4
a
: the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theater
b
: the ascent or opening (as at the beginning of a play) of a stage curtain
also : its descent or closing (as at the end of an act)
c
: the final situation, line, or scene of an act or play
d
: the time at which a theatrical performance begins
e
curtains plural : end
especially : death
it will be curtains for us if we're caught
curtainless
ˈkər-tᵊn-ləs How to pronounce curtain (audio)
adjective

curtain

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verb

curtained; curtaining ˈkərt-niŋ How to pronounce curtain (audio)
-ˈkər-tᵊn-iŋ

transitive verb

1
: to furnish with or as if with curtains
2
: to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun Curtains separated the hospital beds. When the curtain rises after intermission, the set is bare and the main character finds himself alone. As the curtain falls for the last time, we see a young woman holding a dying man in her arms. Verb she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Pop superstar Harry Styles is peeling back the curtain on his personal life, addressing accusations of queerbaiting, his sexuality and romantic relationship with Olivia Wilde in a new interview with Rolling Stone. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2022 Even with all these attempts to peel back the performative curtain, some BeReal users have picked up habits from Instagram and TikTok. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 27 June 2022 Jennifer Haberkorn and Ian James pulled back the curtain on negotiations between Democratic leaders and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who was the final holdout on the bill. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 The murders — and the resulting media frenzy — pulled back the curtain on a dysfunctional family. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 Telling her own story pulled back the curtain on the treatment disabled people often face. Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 29 July 2022 Sheridan pulled back the curtain to reveal the thinking as the situation dramatically changed. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022 Earlier on Tuesday, Lizzo pulled back the curtain on how the chorus of the song from her Special album came togethering in response to a comment from Billboard‘s TikTok account. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 July 2022 The day’s lone witness pulled back the curtain that countless advisers and aides kept around the mercurial Trump for four years. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 28 June 2022
Verb
Student Rush is $15 cash ($17.50 with credit card), available 15 minutes prior to curtain. Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022 The tinsel curtain occasionally rises way above the stage floor and starts to revolve, making the tinsel billow up into a train, like a skirt in the wind. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 The real standout wellness experience here however, is the rooms themselves—towering treehouses with curtain-less windows set high in the canopy of the Redwoods. Anna Haines, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Here in the designer’s own apartment, the curtain-less look accentuates the natural light that floods in. Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 20 May 2022 Because Disney Theatrical Productions made its decision so close to curtain time, Broadway in Cincinnati was unable to send emails or texts to patrons in a timely fashion, which infuriated a handful of commenters. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 2 May 2022 And there are no light blocks — that curtain in a gallery. Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain. courant.com, 6 Jan. 2022 Student Rush is $10 (cash only), available 15 minutes prior to curtain. courant.com, 6 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English curtine, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cortina (translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē court), from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, court — more at court

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of curtain was in the 14th century

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