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Definition of to curtain in English English dictionary: incurtain; A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater; death
You must always face the curtain with a bow.; The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall
Captain Rense, beleagring the Citie of Errona for us, caused a forcible mine to be wrought under a great curtine of the walles .; {v} to inclose, fix with curtains; {n} part of a bed, window or fortification; hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"; That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates; See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion; hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees" provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms; The lining of the inside of dress pants' waistband, the curtain usually comes pre-made and is stitched into the waistband as a separate piece; suspended cloth that travels back and forth to hide and reveal the scene; n korden; In a theatre, the curtain is the large piece of material that hangs in front of the stage until a performance begins. The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude; A piece of cloth covering a window to keep the sun from shining inside; In military architecture, a wall; hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window); {i} length of fabric (hung at a window, on the stage of a theater, etc.); To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains; End of the show, or in some cases an actual fabric curtain that drops in front of the stage signifying the end of the show Submitted by Karl Kuenning RFL from Roadie Net; Curtains are pieces of very thin material which you hang in front of windows in order to prevent people from seeing in; A security device used in lever locks to partially close the keyhole when the key or any other implement is inserted and turned; provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms; A flag; an ensign; in contempt; To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains; A blow in the last frame by the anchor man, when a spare would have won for his team; You can refer to something as a curtain when it is thick and difficult to see through or get past. He saw something dark disappear behind the curtain of leaves. see also Iron Curtain; That part of the rampart or wall between two bastions or two gates; If something brings down the curtain on an event or situation, it causes or marks the end of it. Management changes are under way that will finally bring down the curtain on Lord Forte's extraordinary working life. curtain off to separate one area, room etc from another by hanging a curtain between them. Panel of decorative fabric hung to regulate the admission of light at a window and to prevent drafts. Curtains made of a heavy material, arranged to fall in ornamental folds to the floor, are called draperies. Mosaics from the 2nd-6th century show curtains suspended from rods spanning arches. From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, curtains ranged in style from simple to ornamented; beds were often curtained on all sides. In the 20th century, synthetic fabrics and mechanical devices for opening and closing curtains simplified their installation and use; {f} conceal with a curtain, screen; adorn with a curtain; Anchor man missing in final frame when a spare would have won for his team; The beginning of the play Call The time at which the actors are supposed to arrive at the theater; Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window. Her bedroom curtains were drawn; A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp; That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc; A stalactite that is very thin and wide - just like a curtain - formed as the water runs sideways down a sloping roof; any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"; section of wall between the two closest sides of two different ramparts; provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"; drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage

to curtain

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to cur·tain

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tı kırtın

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/tə ˈkərtən/ /tə ˈkɜrtən/

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