curtain
11curtain — curtainless, adj. /kerr tn/, n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc. 2. a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes. 3. Chiefly New Eng. a window shade. 4. Theat. a …
12curtain */*/ — UK [ˈkɜː(r)t(ə)n] / US [ˈkɜrt(ə)n] noun Word forms curtain : singular curtain plural curtains 1) [countable] a long piece of cloth, usually one of a pair, that hangs down and covers a window draw/pull/close the curtains (= move them together):… …
13curtain — cur|tain1 W3S2 [ˈkə:tn US ˈkə:rtn] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: curtine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cohors enclosure, court ; COHORT] 1.) a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room… …
14curtain — cur|tain [ kɜrtn ] noun ** 1. ) count a long piece of cloth, usually one of a pair, that hangs down and covers a window: close/pull/draw the curtains (=move them together): Close the curtains and turn the light on. open/pull/draw (=move them… …
15curtain — n. 1) to draw; lower; raise a curtain 2) (in the theater) to ring down; ring up the curtain 3) to hang, put up curtains 4) a drop; shower; stage, theater curtain 5) (fig.) a bamboo; iron curtain 6) (in the theater) the curtain goes up, rises;… …
16curtain — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of cloth etc. hung up as a screen, usu. moveable sideways or upwards, esp. at a window or between the stage and auditorium of a theatre. 2 Theatr. a the rise or fall of the stage curtain at the beginning or end of an act or… …
17curtain — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)t(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ curtains 1) N COUNT Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window. [mainly BRIT] Her bedroom curtains were drawn. (in AM, usually use drapes) 2) N COUNT Curtains are pieces of very thin… …
18curtain — Synonyms and related words: Z, abatis, act, act drop, advanced work, afterpiece, apodosis, apply to, asbestos, asbestos board, awning, backdrop, balistraria, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, barbed wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier …
19curtain — noun 1 fabric that covers a window/opening ⇨ See also ↑drape ADJECTIVE ▪ shower ▪ closed, drawn, open ▪ lace, silk, velvet …
20Curtain Up — For the 1944 British children s book by Noel Streatfeild, see Curtain Up (novel). For the 1994 British stage comedy by Peter Quilter, see Curtain Up!. Curtain Up is a 1952 British film directed by Ralph Smart, written by Jack Davies and Philip… …
