drop curtain

noun

: a stage curtain that can be lowered and raised

Examples of drop curtain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then in the 1960s and ’70s, as the women’s movement gained momentum, some symphony director had the idea of putting auditioning musicians behind a drop curtain. — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drop curtain

• uncertain
• bertin
• certain