curtain

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A piece of cloth hung over a window to keep out light or give privacy.

   She drew the curtains before going to bed.

2. 2
   noun

   The large cloth screen that hides or reveals the stage in a theater.

   The audience clapped as the curtain rose.

Common collocations

• hang curtains Verb + noun

Inherited from Middle English curtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), a calque from Ancient Greek.

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