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Noun: curtain  kur-t(u)n
  1. Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
    - drape, drapery, mantle, pall
     
  2. Any barrier to communication or vision
    "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
     
  3. A large piece of cloth that hangs between the audience and the stage in a theatre, raised at the start of a performance
Verb: curtain  kur-t(u)n
  1. Provide with drapery
    "curtain the bedrooms"

Derived forms: curtaining, curtains, curtained

Type of: barrier, blind, furnish, furnishing, offer, provide, render, screen, supply

Encyclopedia: Curtain, Elizabeth

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