Associations to the word «Curtain»

Pictures for the word «Curtain»

Wiktionary

CURTAIN, noun. A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
CURTAIN, noun. A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
CURTAIN, noun. (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
CURTAIN, noun. (euphemistic) (also "final curtain") Death.
CURTAIN, noun. (architecture) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
CURTAIN, noun. (obsolete) (derogatory) A flag; an ensign.
CURTAIN, verb. To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
CURTAIN CALL, noun. The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.
CURTAIN CALLS, noun. Plural of curtain call
CURTAIN COATING, noun. A coating process in which an uninterrupted curtain of fluid falls onto a substrate transported underneath it by means of a conveyor belt.
CURTAIN LECTURE, noun. A scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed.
CURTAIN RAISER, noun. Alternative form of curtain-raiser
CURTAIN TWITCHER, noun. (British) (slang) A nosy person who watches his or her neighbours, typically from a curtained window.
CURTAIN TWITCHERS, noun. Plural of curtain twitcher

Dictionary definition

CURTAIN, noun. Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).
CURTAIN, noun. Any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees".
CURTAIN, verb. Provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy