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[ noun ] hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)`` A miracle , a revelation , it was like a curtain suddenly torn_away to reveal something nude '' . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)The curtains were of the same material , and there were some big oil_paintings - portraits in the style of Lancret and Boucher . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)She had made curtains for all the windows of her little house , and she had kept it spotless and neat , shabby as it was , and cooked good meals for Bobby_Joe . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)After a `` busy '' overture , the curtain rises on a farm scene - the Ranavan_Valley in northern Maine . |
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[ noun ] any barrier to communication or vision
Examples "a curtain of secrecy" "a curtain of trees" Related terms |
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[ verb ] provide with curtains, as of a room or a window
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