Curtain
noun
A piece of fabric or other material that hangs down to cover a window, stage, etc.
I closed the curtains to dim the room.
Often appears as...
- close the curtains
- open the curtains
noun
A screen in a theatre that separates the stage from the audience.
When the curtain falls, the play is over.
Often appears as...
- draw the curtain
- curtain falls
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Theatrical
noun
Something that conceals or covers something else, metaphorically.
His quiet personality is a curtain, hiding his emotions.
Often appears as...
- curtain of silence
- curtain of mystery
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To cover or block something with a curtain or something similar.
I decided to curtain the window to keep the room cooler.
Often appears as...
- curtain a room
- curtain a window
noun
The end or close of a show or period of time, like in 'curtain call'.
The audience demanded a curtain call after the fantastic performance.
Often appears as...
- curtain call
- final curtain
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Theatrical
noun
A piece of fabric or other material that hangs down to cover a window, stage, etc.
I closed the curtains to dim the room.
Often appears as...
- close the curtains
- open the curtains
noun
A screen in a theatre that separates the stage from the audience.
When the curtain falls, the play is over.
Often appears as...
- draw the curtain
- curtain falls
Usage tips
Theatrical
noun
Something that conceals or covers something else, metaphorically.
His quiet personality is a curtain, hiding his emotions.
Often appears as...
- curtain of silence
- curtain of mystery
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To cover or block something with a curtain or something similar.
I decided to curtain the window to keep the room cooler.
Often appears as...
- curtain a room
- curtain a window
noun
The end or close of a show or period of time, like in 'curtain call'.
The audience demanded a curtain call after the fantastic performance.
Often appears as...
- curtain call
- final curtain
Usage tips
Theatrical
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Pro Tip 1/2Privacy Function
Curtains can be used to provide privacy by blocking the view from outside.
She drew the curtains to change clothes.
Pro Tip 2/2Light Control
Curtains can be used to control the amount of sunlight entering a room.
Let's open the curtains to brighten up the room.
Pro Tip 1/2Privacy Function
Curtains can be used to provide privacy by blocking the view from outside.
She drew the curtains to change clothes.
Pro Tip 2/2Light Control
Curtains can be used to control the amount of sunlight entering a room.
Let's open the curtains to brighten up the room.
Pro Tip 1/2Privacy Function
Curtains can be used to provide privacy by blocking the view from outside.
She drew the curtains to change clothes.
Pro Tip 2/2Light Control
Curtains can be used to control the amount of sunlight entering a room.
Let's open the curtains to brighten up the room.
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4 reasons to learn a new...
they have accents, they're not idiomatic. Suddenly these characters that you've fallen in love with become husks of themselves, they're shadows of themselves. To go into a culture and to only ever process people through that kind of skrim curtain is to never truly get the culture.
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work. These paintings give us a sense of intimacy while retaining their distance, a drawn curtain often emphasizes the separation. We can witness a milkmaid serenely pouring a bowl of milk, but that milk isn't for us.
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See an Apocalyptic World...
Broadway you know behind the curtains are all the mechanisms to to make it run same with the diorama if you've been to our living room you'll notice that it actually looks like the end of the world looks like a disaster a disaster scene and this model is kind of funny it's
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An Island On the Brink...
in addition to the reforestation efforts Co curtains have completely revamped their approach to farming and are now using renewable energy to charge portable household batteries proving that adapting to climate change doesn't have to lead to a less comfortable lifestyle
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The genius of...
The periodic table is instantly recognizable. It's not just in every chemistry lab worldwide, it's found on t-shirts, coffee mugs, and shower curtains. But the periodic table isn't just another trendy icon. It's a massive slab of human genius,
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Why does your voice...
that supports and moves the vocal cords, or, as they’re more accurately known, the vocal folds. Strung between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages, these two muscles form an elastic curtain that opens and shuts across the trachea,
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What lives in ice? PIPE...
unless you want to have a speed date with your toilet I advise you not to eat it there's algae that grows only under the ice and in some cases in these amazing curtains although this is much less common now as ocean chemistry has
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The origins of ballet -...
The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.
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Why do cats act so...
helped stretch their back and leg muscles, and relieve some stress, too. So, it's not that Grizmo hates your couch, chair, ottoman, pillows, curtains, and everything else you put in her environment.
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Water Discovered In...
bit like a nice peaceful curtain draping over a window that's not moving. And instead, it looks like there's some sort of breeze gently fluttering that curtain.
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4 reasons to learn a new...
they have accents, they're not idiomatic. Suddenly these characters that you've fallen in love with become husks of themselves, they're shadows of themselves. To go into a culture and to only ever process people through that kind of skrim curtain is to never truly get the culture.
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work. These paintings give us a sense of intimacy while retaining their distance, a drawn curtain often emphasizes the separation. We can witness a milkmaid serenely pouring a bowl of milk, but that milk isn't for us.
Video examples
See an Apocalyptic World...
Broadway you know behind the curtains are all the mechanisms to to make it run same with the diorama if you've been to our living room you'll notice that it actually looks like the end of the world looks like a disaster a disaster scene and this model is kind of funny it's
Video examples
An Island On the Brink...
in addition to the reforestation efforts Co curtains have completely revamped their approach to farming and are now using renewable energy to charge portable household batteries proving that adapting to climate change doesn't have to lead to a less comfortable lifestyle
Video examples
The genius of...
The periodic table is instantly recognizable. It's not just in every chemistry lab worldwide, it's found on t-shirts, coffee mugs, and shower curtains. But the periodic table isn't just another trendy icon. It's a massive slab of human genius,
Video examples
Why does your voice...
that supports and moves the vocal cords, or, as they’re more accurately known, the vocal folds. Strung between the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages, these two muscles form an elastic curtain that opens and shuts across the trachea,
Video examples
What lives in ice? PIPE...
unless you want to have a speed date with your toilet I advise you not to eat it there's algae that grows only under the ice and in some cases in these amazing curtains although this is much less common now as ocean chemistry has
Video examples
The origins of ballet -...
The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
helped stretch their back and leg muscles, and relieve some stress, too. So, it's not that Grizmo hates your couch, chair, ottoman, pillows, curtains, and everything else you put in her environment.
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
bit like a nice peaceful curtain draping over a window that's not moving. And instead, it looks like there's some sort of breeze gently fluttering that curtain.
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Rudolf Bing
Austrian Musician
There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.
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Sarah Bernhardt
French Actress
Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first, not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third.
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Victoria Osteen
American Clergyman
One of the most important things you can do in your life is to learn to pull back the curtain of fear so you can see it for what it really is - the enemy blowing a lot of smoke and pushing your buttons.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you - you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.
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Robert Caro
American Writer
You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you're in another world.
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Ray McKinnon
American Actor
I love telling stories, whether I'm the human instrument that helps tell that story, or I'm the man behind the curtain.
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James Stewart
American Actor
I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting.
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P. L. Travers
Australian Writer
I think the idea of 'Mary Poppins' has been blowing in and out of me, like a curtain at a window, all my life.
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Madelaine Petsch
American Actress
There's no perfect life. There's always something going on behind the curtain that people don't know about.
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Gennady Golovkin
Kazakhstani Athlete
Anytime a curtain closes forever, that's always sad news.
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Rudolf Bing
Austrian Musician
There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.
Quote examples
Sarah Bernhardt
French Actress
Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impossible to identify himself with the first, not to betray the second, and not to disappoint the third.
Quote examples
Victoria Osteen
American Clergyman
One of the most important things you can do in your life is to learn to pull back the curtain of fear so you can see it for what it really is - the enemy blowing a lot of smoke and pushing your buttons.
Quote examples
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you - you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.
Quote examples
Robert Caro
American Writer
You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you're in another world.
Quote examples
Ray McKinnon
American Actor
I love telling stories, whether I'm the human instrument that helps tell that story, or I'm the man behind the curtain.
Quote examples
James Stewart
American Actor
I always stayed for the first curtain call and people always said, 'Who's that?' But this got me started in acting.
Quote examples
P. L. Travers
Australian Writer
I think the idea of 'Mary Poppins' has been blowing in and out of me, like a curtain at a window, all my life.
Quote examples
Madelaine Petsch
American Actress
There's no perfect life. There's always something going on behind the curtain that people don't know about.
Quote examples
Gennady Golovkin
Kazakhstani Athlete
Anytime a curtain closes forever, that's always sad news.
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