Look up: Curtain

1. Curtain
   In architecture the term curtain applies to that part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
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2. Curtain
   1) The drapery which hides the stage from the audience. See House Curtain. 2) The action of the House Curtain coming down at the end of an Act or the play. 3) The last piece of action on the stage before the House Curtain comes down.
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3. curtain
   [n] - any barrier to communication or vision 2. [n] - hanging cloth used as a blind 3. [v] - provide with curtains, as of a room or a window
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4. Curtain
   In addition to its normal definition relating to draperies, a term used to indicate the start or end of a performance such as 'Five minutes to curtain up' (five minutes to the start of the performance).
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5. Curtain
   A connecting wall between towers.
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6. curtain
   wall of fortification
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7. curtain
   a fluid flow,issuing from ducts or nozzles under an ACV,to contain or divide a cushion Category: Transport • as explained earlier,some radiant superheater surface must be incorporated for the present steam pressure and temperature conditions,and the alternative to wall surface is 'curtai...
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8. Curtain
   Cur'tain noun [ Middle English cortin , curtin ,fr. Old French cortine , curtine , French courtine , Late Latin cortina , curtian (in senses 1 and 2), also, small court, small inclosure surrounded by walls, fro...
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9. Curtain
   Cur'tain transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Curtained (-t?nd; 48); present participle & verbal noun Curtaining .] To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. « S...
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10. curtain
    drape noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
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11. curtain
    noun any barrier to communication or vision; `a curtain of secrecy`; `a curtain of trees`
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12. curtain
    verb provide with drapery; `curtain the bedrooms`
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13. Curtain
    • (n.) A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. • (n.) 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 conceali...
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14. curtain
    in interior design, decorative fabric commonly hung to regulate the admission of light at windows and to prevent drafts from door or window openings. ... [2 related articles]
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15. curtain
    wall enclosing a bailey, courtyard, or ward, generally constructed in stone
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16. curtain
    
    • hanging cloth used as a blind
    • any barrier to communication or vision
    
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17. Curtain
    In fortifications the curtain is that part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates.
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18. Curtain
    A `curtain` (sometimes known as a `drape`, mainly in the United States) is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or water in the case of a shower curtain. Curtains hung over a doorway are known as portières. Curtains are often hung on the inside of a building`s window to...
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19. Curtain
    (novel) `Curtain: Poirot`s Last Case` is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September 1975<ref name="CC">Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and ...
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20. Curtain
    (disambiguation) `Curtain` is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light `Curtain` or `curtains` may also refer to: Materials: People & politics: Music & media: Dance: Telecommunications:
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