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Word:
curtain
IPA transcription: [k'ɝtən]
Pronunciations of curtain
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall
Meaning:
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Synonyms:
curtain
Meaning:
any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
curtain
Meaning:
provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"
Usage examples
THE CURTAIN FALLS.
Not touch the curtain!
The curtain was drawn aside.
Other times it was hid with a little curtain.
The curtain went up and Cyrus rubbed his eyes.
Fire!' The curtain went down--the lights went up.
"I told you so!" commented Miss Terry from behind the curtain.
There was every sign of poverty; even the bedstead had no curtain.
Mitya passed to the other side of the curtain and stood stock still.
Across the street, at another window, the curtain had secretively moved.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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