Definition
Meaning of 'curtain'
Meaning of 'curtain' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Curtain 
[ n.]
- A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and
admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp.,
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. [ n.]- That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.
- That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
- A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt.
2. Curtain [ v. t.]
- To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'curtain' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. curtain [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- any barrier to communication or vision
- any barrier to communication or vision
Example in sentence:
- a curtain of secrecy;
- a curtain of trees
2. curtain [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- provide with drapery
- provide with drapery
Example in sentence:
- curtain the bedrooms
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