1
: a hanging screen usually capable of being drawn back or up
especially
: window drapery
2
: a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier compare iron curtain
3
a
: the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions
b(1)
: a similar stretch of plain wall
(2)
: a nonbearing exterior wall
4
a
: the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theater
b
: the ascent or opening (as at the beginning of a play) of a stage curtain
also
: its descent or closing (as at the end of an act)
c
: the final situation, line, or scene of an act or play
d
: the time at which a theatrical performance begins
curtained; curtaining
ˈkərt-niŋ
-ˈkər-tᵊn-iŋ
1
: to furnish with or as if with curtains
2
: to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain
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