CURTAIN

n.

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: cur · tained ; cur · tain · ing \ ' k ə rt-ni ŋ , - ' k ə r-t ə n-i ŋ \

Date: 14th century

1 : to furnish with or as if with curtains

2 : to veil or shut off with or as if with a curtain