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   curtain

   /ˈkəːtn/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways along a rail and found as one of a pair at a window: "she drew the curtains and lit the fire" Similar window hanginghangingscreenblindnet curtaincafe curtainportièreblackoutdrop curtaindrop scenetableau curtainsafety curtaindrapepurdahscreencovershieldcloakveilpall
   • 2. a screen of heavy cloth or other material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage: "he wants to see you directly the curtain comes down"
   • ▪ a raising or lowering of the curtain at the beginning or end of an act or scene: "the art is to hold your audience right from the opening curtain"
   • 3. a disastrous outcome: informal "it looked like curtains for me"

   verb

   • 1. provide with a curtain or curtains: "is it OK if we only curtain the lower windows?"
   • ▪ conceal or screen with a curtain: "don't be surprised if they curtain off the balconies completely"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cortine, from late Latin cortina, translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē ‘court’.

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