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111behind the curtain — where one cannot see, behind the partition, out of sight …
112lifting the curtain — ignoring the existence of separate legal entities …
113Curtain 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… …
114Curtain 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… …
115Curtain — 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… …
116curtain — 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 …
117Curtain 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 …
118curtain */*/ — UK [ˈkɜː(r)t(ə)n] / US [ˈkɜrt(ə)n] noun Word forms curtain : singular curtain plural curtains 1) [countable] a long piece of cloth, usually one of a pair, that hangs down and covers a window draw/pull/close the curtains (= move them together):… …
119curtain — cur|tain1 W3S2 [ˈkə:tn US ˈkə:rtn] n [Date: 1200 1300; : 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… …
120curtain — cur|tain [ kɜrtn ] noun ** 1. ) count a long piece of cloth, usually one of a pair, that hangs down and covers a window: close/pull/draw the curtains (=move them together): Close the curtains and turn the light on. open/pull/draw (=move them… …
