CURTAIN


Meaning of CURTAIN in English

noun

1 fabric that covers a window/opening ⇨ See also ↑ drape

ADJECTIVE

▪ shower

▪ closed , drawn , open

▪ lace , silk , velvet

▪ net ( BrE )

▪ heavy , thick

▪ sheer

VERB + CURTAIN

▪ close , draw , open , pull , shut

They sat in the dark with the ~s drawn.

She pulled back the ~s, and sunlight streamed in.

▪ hang

CURTAIN + VERB

▪ hang

Pretty ~s hung either side of the kitchen window.

▪ billow , blow , flutter

The ~s billowed as the wind caught them.

CURTAIN + NOUN

▪ rail , rod ( AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ behind a/the ~

He took a bag from a shelf behind some ~s.

2 in a theatre/theater

ADJECTIVE

▪ final

CURTAIN + VERB

▪ go up , open , part , rise

▪ close , come down , fall

At the end of the play the ~ came down to tremendous applause.

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