curtains
/ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/noun
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A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
(by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
Example: He took so long to shave his head that we arrived 45 minutes after curtain and were denied late entry.
(fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
verb
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To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.
noun
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(in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end, death
Example: "What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them."
A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect