curtain

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Synonyms: certain, curtail, courtain, curtin, curtein

Antonyms: certain, curtail, courtain, curtin, curtein

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Noun

{{lb|en|furniture|household|fabrics}} A piece of [[cloth]] [[cover]]ing a [[window]], [[bed]], etc. to offer [[privacy]] and keep out [[light]].
{{lb|en|furniture|theater|fabrics}} A similar piece of cloth that separates the [[audience]] and the [[stage]] in a [[theater]].
{{lb|en|theater|by extension}} The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
{{lb|en|fortifications}} The flat area of [[wall]] which connects two [[bastions]] or [[towers]]; the main area of a fortified wall.
{{lb|en|euphemistic|sometimes|in the plural}} {{cap|death}}, [[final curtain]].
{{lb|en|architecture}} That part of a wall of a building which is between two [[pavilion]]s, [[tower]]s, etc.
{{lb|en|obsolete|derogatory}} A [[flag]]; an [[ensign]].
The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of [[curtain coating]].
A [[haircut]] combining a long fringe on either side of a [[center part]] or sometimes off-center, with the sides and the back kept short.

{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cover]] (a [[window]]) with a curtain; to [[hang]] curtains.
{{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[hide]], [[cover]] or [[separate]] as if by a curtain.

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