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51curtain-raiser — ► NOUN ▪ an entertainment or other event happening just before a longer or more important one. ORIGIN originally used in the theatre to mean a short opening piece performed before a play …
52curtain call — n. 1. a call, usually by continued applause, for the performers to return to the stage at the end of a play, act, etc. 2. such a return, acknowledging the applause …
53curtain lecture — n. a private reprimand given by a wife to her husband: so called from the curtained beds in which such reproofs were conventionally given …
54curtain raiser — n. 1. a short play or skit presented before a longer production 2. any brief preliminary event, entertainment, etc …
55curtain wall — n. an independently supported outer wall that carries only its own weight and is freely removable …
56Curtain wall — For defensive curtain walls in medieval buildings, see Curtain wall (fortification). Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural, but merely keep out the… …
57Curtain call — For other uses, see Curtain call (disambiguation). A curtain call (walkdown, bow) occurs at the end of a performance when individuals return to the stage to be recognized by the audience for their performance.[1][2] In musical theater, the… …
58Curtain — For other uses, see Curtain (disambiguation). For religious use, see Veil. Curtains at a Bed Breakfast. A curtain (sometimes known as a drape, mainly in the United States) is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or… …
59curtain — curtainless, adj. /kerr tn/, n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc. 2. a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes. 3. Chiefly New Eng. a window shade. 4. Theat. a …
60Curtain ring — Shower curtain rings A curtain ring is a small clip designed to hold a curtain in place. As their principal purpose is to hold up curtains of all types, examples of their use can be found on shower curtains[1] and other types of curtains. Usage …
