curtain
[noun]
Synonyms: hanging, drape (chiefly U.S.)

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I. cur‧tain¹ S3 W3 /ˈkɜːtn $ ˈkɜːrtn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: curtine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cohors 'enclosure, court'; ⇒ cohort]

1. a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room etc:
red velvet curtains
draw/close/pull the curtains
Ella drew the curtains and switched the light on.
draw back/open the curtains
Shall I open the curtains?
curtain rail/pole/rod (=for hanging a curtain on)

2. a sheet of heavy material that comes down at the front of the stage in a theatre
the curtain goes up/rises
Before the curtain went up, the dancers took their places on stage.
the curtain comes down/falls

3. written a thick layer of something that stops anything behind it from being seen
curtain of
a curtain of smoke

4. bring down the curtain on something informal to cause or mark the end of a situation or period of time:
The decision brought down the curtain on a 30-year career.

5. (it’ll) be curtains for somebody/something informal used to say that someone will die or that something will end

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II. curtain² verb
curtain something ↔ off phrasal verb
to separate one area, room etc from another by hanging a curtain between them:
The room was curtained off by red drapes.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

curtain
noun
I. fabric that covers a window
VERB + CURTAIN close, draw, open, pull (across/aside/back/closed) They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn. She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.
CURTAIN + VERB hang Heavy red velvet curtains hung either side of the huge window.
billow The curtains billowed madly as the wind caught them.
PREP. behind a/the ~ He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains.

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curtain
II. in a theatre
ADJ. final
CURTAIN + VERB go up, open, part, rise | close, come down, fall At the end of the play the curtain came down to tremendous applause.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

curtain

draw/close/pull the curtains (=close them)
The room was dark because the curtains were drawn.
open/draw (back)/pull back the curtains (=open them)
Would you mind opening the curtains?
curtains hang
Bright red curtains hung cheerfully at all the windows.
put up/hang curtains (=fix new curtains at a window )
She was standing on a ladder hanging some new curtains.
heavy/thick curtains (=made of thick material)
Heavy curtains help to keep the house warm.
velvet/net/lace etc curtains (=made of velvet, net etc)
a shower curtain (=for keeping the water in the shower)
a curtain rail/pole/rod (=a long stick for hanging a curtain)
Velvet can be heavy so choose a strong curtain pole.
curtain fabric/material (=for making curtains)
I need to go to town to buy some curtain fabric.
curtain hooks (=for attaching curtains to a rail)
The curtain has loops, so you don't need curtain hooks.

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