Synonyms for curtains
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kur-tn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɜr tn |
Définition of curtains
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 the end
- In her sleep she had seen it gliding among the pale heather-blossoms on her curtains.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- There are probably no more doors, only curtains, so we shall have no trouble.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- He saw her go by, young and alert in the sunshine, and the May air stirred the curtains.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- I got up at once, pulled back the curtains, and mumbled my rle while dressing.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Lady N—— was indifferent to me, and how could I hang up her curtains in my memory?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Behind him, among the curtains, sat a lady and her black maid.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- The curtains were tightly drawn and a heavy quilt was hung over the door.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- Pembroke slipped from behind the curtains and stole softly in pursuit.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- There was no gate; soft black plumes and curtains served as doors.
- Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
- His father knelt by his side, and then the curtains were again closed.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
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