Definition of curtain Curtain

/kɚˈtʌn/ - [kertun] - cur•tain

We found 19 definitions of curtain from 9 different sources.

What does curtain mean?

Noun Plural: curtains
curtain - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
		drape, drapery, mantle, pall
		blind, screen a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
		furnishing the act of decorating a house or room
		drop curtain, drop cloth, drop a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
		eyehole, eyelet a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
		festoon flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
		frontal a drapery that covers the front of an altar
		portiere a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
		shower curtain a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area
curtain - any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
Verb curtains, curtaining, curtained
curtain - provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"
		furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

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curtain (Noun)
A piece of cloth covering a window to keep the sun from shining inside.
curtain (Noun)
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
curtain (Noun)
The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
curtain (Noun)
death.
curtain (Verb)
To cover a window with a curtain; to hang curtains.

curtain (n.)
A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage.
curtain (n.)
That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.
curtain (n.)
That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
curtain (n.)
A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt.
curtain (v. t.)
To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains.

curtain
A piece of cloth covering a window to keep the sun from shining inside.

curtain
kur′tin, n. drapery hung round and enclosing a bed, &c.: the part of a rampart between two bastions.—v.t. to enclose or furnish with curtains.—n. Cur′tain-lec′ture, a lecture or reproof given in bed by a wife to her husband.—Behind the curtain, away from public view; Draw the curtain, to draw it aside, so as to show what is behind, or in front of anything so as to hide it. [O. Fr. cortine—Low L. cortina; prob. L. cors, cortis, a court.]

curtain
In fortification, that part of the rampart which is between the flanks of two opposite bastions, which are thereby connected.

curtain
In fortification, is that part of the rampart or wall between two bastions or two gates.

A curtain is a piece of cloth used to block light, water, or cold air from entering a place (some curtains are better at blocking then others because of the fabric). Curtains are hung around showers to keep water off the floor around the shower. Curtains are also hung around windows to keep light from coming in. Curtains can come in many different colors and different types of fabric.