Curtain meaning

What does “curtain” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“curtain” is a noun and verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).

curtain

noun

  1. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

  2. any barrier to communication or vision

    “a curtain of secrecy”

    “a curtain of trees”

verb

  1. provide with drapery

    “curtain the bedrooms”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University