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curtain

cur·tain

UK/ˈkɜːtn̩/ US/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

any barrier to communication or vision

  • “a curtain of secrecy”
  • “a curtain of trees”

verb

1.

provide with drapery

  • “curtain the bedrooms”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English curtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), a calque from Ancient Greek.

Phrases

  • act curtain
  • air curtain
  • bamboo curtain
  • beef curtains
  • behind the curtain
  • blackout curtain
  • bring down the curtain
  • bring the curtain down

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