| n. | 1. | |||||||
| 1. | 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. | |||||||
| 2. | (Fort.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion. | |||||||
| 3. | (Arch.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc. | |||||||
| 4. | A flag; an ensign; - in contempt.
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| v. t. | 1. | To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. | ||||||
| Noun | 1. | curtain - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) |
| 2. | curtain - any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees" | |
| Verb | 1. | curtain - provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms" |
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