curtains
IPA: kˈɝtʌnz
noun
- (figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death.
- (colloquial, oenology) A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect.
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Examples of "curtains" in Sentences
- I bought some fabric to make curtains.
- Curtains and carpets require regular cleaning.
- The people embedded the laces into the curtains.
- And yes, the ass wiping on the curtains is a good analogy.
- The company is the professional manufacturer for curtains, table cloths, and cushion covers.
- She also regularly wraps things small things in kleenex and shower curtains from the various hotels they stay at.
- My sister and I won the costume contest cause my mom found material that looked exactly like the curtains from the movie.
- Agincourt.] [Footnote IV. 16: _Their ragged curtains poorly are let loose, _] By their _ragged curtains_, are meant their colours.]
- But it's also decorated like the coolest man cave ever, with fake palms over the crocodile tanks and leopard-skin curtains over the door.
- She robbed the windows of their lawn and muslin curtains, replacing them with gaudy calico from the trade-store, and made herself several gowns.
- Why mention that Paul and orchestra were amplified when the desigh of the BPC places all musicians within curtains and the acoustical material over the audience?
- I decided it was probably an injured animal, so a bit nervously I pulled back the curtains from the French windows (yeah, yeah, but I got a crap room in the previous year's ballot so I was entitled) and there, flailing against the glass, was a zombie.
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