curtain

DEFINITIONS OF: curtain

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; drop, drop cloth, drop curtain
a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery; festoon
a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves; frontal
a drapery that covers the front of an altar; portiere
a heavy curtain hung across a doorway; shower curtain
a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area; theater curtain, theatre curtain
a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance; safety curtain
a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire

Type of:: blind, screen
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; furnishing
(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable

“a curtain of secrecy”

“a curtain of trees”

Type of:: barrier
anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

“curtain the bedrooms”

Type of:: furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

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