(of curtain)
91curtain line — noun : the final line of an act or play * * * Theat. the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line. [1935 40] * * * curtain line, the last line spoken by a performer before the curtain falls: »This has all the marks of a stage… …
92Curtain raiser — A United States Air Force missile combat competition called Curtain Raiser, held in 1967 Curtain raiser (drama) A short play or entertainment given before the main entertainment or event to fill out the bill or programme. This disambiguation page …
93curtain shutter — Photog. a focal plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure. Also… …
94Curtain (milonga) — A curtain (cortina) is a short piece (20–60 seconds) of non dance material, almost always music. that is played between tandas at a milonga (tango dance event). The curtain informs the dancers the tanda has ended. The partners can then without… …
95Curtain — 1) Ten curtains, each twenty eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat s hair, covered the tabernacle (Ex. 26:1 13; 36:8 17). 2) The sacred curtain, separating the holy of holies from the sanctuary, is… …
96curtain call — Synonyms and related words: act, afterpiece, bit, chaser, curtain, curtain raiser, divertimento, divertissement, epilogue, exode, exodus, expository scene, finale, hoke act, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, introduction, number, prologue,… …
97curtain raiser — Synonyms and related words: Vorspiel, act, afterpiece, bit, chaser, coming out, concert overture, curtain, curtain call, debut, descant, divertimento, divertissement, dramatic overture, embarkation, embarkment, epilogue, exode, exodus, expository …
98curtain call — n. to take a curtain call * * * [ kɜːtnkɔːl] to take a curtain call …
99curtain — cur·tain || kÉœËtn n. length of fabric (hung at a window, on the stage of a theater, etc.) v. conceal with a curtain, screen; adorn with a curtain …
100curtain*/*/*/ — [ˈkɜːt(ə)n] noun 1) [C] a long piece of cloth that hangs down to cover a window She closed the curtains.[/ex] Open the curtains and let some light in.[/ex] 2) [C] a large piece of cloth that hangs in front of the stage in a theatre, or that… …
