front curtain
21curtain — noun (C) 1 a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, door etc to divide a room etc: draw the curtains (=close the curtains) 2 a sheet of heavy material that can be made to come down across the front of the stage in a… …
22curtain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English curtine, from Anglo French, from Late Latin cortina (translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē court), from Latin cohort , cohors enclosure, court more at court Date: 14th century 1. a hanging screen usually capable …
23curtain call — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms curtain call : singular curtain call plural curtain calls theatre the time just after a play or show when the performers come to the front of the stage and the audience applauds …
24curtain*/*/*/ — [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… …
25curtain speech — /ˈkɜtn spitʃ/ (say kertn speech) noun 1. the final speech in a play or section of a play before the curtain is lowered. 2. a speech made by someone standing in front of the curtain of a theatre …
26Curtain: Hercule Poirot's Last Case — Hercule Poirot quitte la scène Hercule Poirot quitte la scène (Curtain, c est à dire « Rideau », dans la version originale anglaise) est un roman d’Agatha Christie paru en 1975. Contexte Agatha Christie a écrit ce roman, qui clôt la… …
27curtain speech — Theat. 1. the final speech of an act, scene, or play. 2. a brief speech by an actor, producer, author, or the like, immediately following a performance, usually delivered in front of the closed curtains on the stage. * * * …
28curtain speech — noun 1. : the last speech of an act or play 2. : any speech in front of the curtains by author, actor, or manager …
29Bastioned front — Front Front (fr[u^]nt), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. [1913 Webster] Bless d with his father s front, his mother s… …
30To come to the front — Front Front (fr[u^]nt), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons, frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face. [1913 Webster] Bless d with his father s front, his mother s… …
