curtain

IPA: kˈɝtʌn

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
(theater, by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
(fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
(euphemistic, also "final curtain", sometimes in the plural) Death.
(architecture) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
(obsolete, derogatory) A flag; an ensign.
The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.

Examples of "curtain" in Sentences

The curtain is spotted.
She made a curtain with plaid.
The curtain was lined by the maid.
I bought some fabric to make curtains.
The curtain was decorated by a fringe.
The curtain rises during the overture.
The curtain falls at the end of the scene.
Curtains and carpets require regular cleaning.
The people embedded the laces into the curtains.
The company is the professional manufacturer for curtains, table cloths, and cushion covers.