curtain
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curtain
- /ˈkɜːtn̩/ UK
- /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ US
- [ˈkʰɜɹʔn̩] US
Sounds like Kirton (fern–fir–fur merger) · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tən
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English curtine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”), a calque from Ancient Greek.
noun curtains
- A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. He drew the curtains at 11:00pm before falling asleep.
- A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater. “H'm !” he said, “so, so—it is a tragedy in a prologue and three acts. I am going down this afternoon to see the curtain fall for the third time on what[…]will prove a good burlesque ; but it all began dramatically enough. It was last Saturday[…]that two boys, playing in the little spinney just outs
- The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises. He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.
- The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall. Captain Rense, beleagring the Citie of Errona for us, […] caused a forcible mine to be wrought under a great curtine of the walles […].
- Death, final curtain. For life is quite absurd / And death's the final word / You must always face the curtain with a bow.
- That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
- A flag; an ensign. Their ragged curtains poorly are let loose
- The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.
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A haircut combining a long fringe on either side of a center part or sometimes off-center, with the sides and the back kept short.
Similar: curtains
verb curtains · curtaining · curtained
- To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains. In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs. Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end of Marlott, and frequenters of this
- To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain. And, after conflict such as was supposed / The wandering prince and Dido once enjoy'd, / When with a happy storm they were surprised / And curtain'd with a counsel-keeping cave, / We may, each wreathed in the other's arms, / Our pastimes done, possess a golden slumber;
Similar: becurtain
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: drapery, drape, pall, mantle, sunshade, drapes, cover, sheet, screen, wallpaper, barrier, veil, wall, tapestry, rideau, sword
verb
Similar: becurtain
Translations
Every language
noun piece of cloth covering a window
| Español | cortina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 커튼 keoteun |
| 日本語 | カーテン kāten |
| 中文 | 窗簾 /窗帘 chuānglián, 簾子 /帘子 liánzi |
| हिन्दी | पर्दा pardā |
| Kiswahili | pazia |
| Português | cortina |
| Français | rideau |
| Deutsch | Vorhang, Gardine |
| Italiano | tenda, cortina, tappezzeria, drappo, drappeggio, tendina |
| Ελληνικά | κουρτίνα kourtína |
| Română | perdea, draperie |
| Русский | што́ра štóra, занаве́ска zanavéska, гарди́на gardína, портье́ра portʹjéra |
| Tiếng Việt | màn cửa, màn, rèm, ri-đô |
| العربية | سِتَارَة sitāra |
| עברית | וִילוֹן vilón |
noun piece of cloth in a theater
| Español | telón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 커튼 keoteun |
| 日本語 | 幕 maku, 緞帳 donchō, 引き幕 hikimaku |
| 中文 | 幕布 mùbù |
| हिन्दी | पर्दा pardā |
| Kiswahili | pazia |
| Português | cortina |
| Français | rideau |
| Deutsch | Vorhang |
| Italiano | sipario |
| Ελληνικά | αυλαία avlaía |
| Română | cortină |
| Русский | за́навес zánaves, кули́са kulísa |
| עברית | מָסָךְ masákh |
verb to cover with a curtain
| Kiswahili | pazia |
|---|---|
| Português | cobrir com cortina, acortinar, encortinar |
| Русский | зашто́ривать zaštórivatʹ, зашто́рить zaštóritʹ |
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title = {curtain},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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