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Synonyms for curtain

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kur-tn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɜr tn

Top 10 synonyms for curtain
Other synonyms for the word curtain

Définition of curtain

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French cortine "curtain, tapestry, drape, blanket," from Late Latin cortina "curtain," but in classical Latin "round vessel, cauldron," from Latin cortem (older cohortem) "enclosure, courtyard" (see cohort). The confusion apparently begins in using cortina as a loan-translation for Greek aulaia ("curtain") in the Vulgate (to render Hebrew yeriah in Exodus xxvi:1, etc.) because the Greek word was connected to aule "court," perhaps because the "door" of a Greek house that led out to the courtyard was a hung cloth. The figurative sense in curtain call is from 1884. Curtains "the end" is 1912, originally from stage plays.
  • noun window covering
Example sentences :
  • As she spoke, Geta lifted the curtain, and Philothea instantly obeyed the signal.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The bell had rung—the curtain was up and the performances were about to begin.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Just then the curtain rose again, and the play of the "Serious Family," commenced.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • At length the curtain fell, and the evening's performance was over.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • Curtain rises on second act, showing the Hotel Fonseca, at Paris.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • Then the curtain fell again, and this time it remained down.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • When, at that instant, he saw the curtain of the alcove slightly stirred.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But fortunately there was still time to jerk down the curtain.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Then he lifted the blanket, stepped into the dark, and let the curtain fall behind him.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • And now the curtain went up,—though not on the play, let me tell you!
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
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