curtain


Definition: Meaning of, curtain in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkəːt(ə)n /

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curtain curtains
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  1. a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room etc
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  2. a sheet of heavy material that comes down at the front of the stage in a theatre
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  3. written a thick layer of something that stops anything behind it from being seen
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  4. bring down the curtain on something informal to cause or mark the end of a situation or period of time
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  5. (it'll) be curtains for somebody/something informal used to say that someone will die or that something will end
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curtain used in phrases

  • Iron Curtain (noun)
    1. the Iron Curtain the name that was used for the border between the Communist countries of Eastern Europe and the rest of Europe
  • bamboo curtain (noun)
    1. an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
  • closing curtain (noun)
    1. the concluding part of any performance
  • curtain call (noun)
    1. the time at the end of a performance when the actors come to the front of the stage to receive APPLAUSE
  • curtain hook (noun)
    1. a small hook that is joined to the top of a curtain so that you can hang it up
  • curtain lecture (noun)
    1. a private lecture to a husband by his wife
  • curtain off (verb)
    1. separate by means of a curtain
  • curtain rail (noun)
    1. a long piece of plastic or metal that you hang a curtain on
  • curtain raiser (noun)
    1. an event such as a performance or sports event that happens before a more important one
  • curtain raising (noun)
    1. as of a theatrical production the first performance
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