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Curtain

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(1):

(v. t.) To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains.

(2):

(n.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.

(3):

(n.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.

(4):

(n.) A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage.

(5):

(n.) A flag; an ensign; - in contempt.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Curtain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/curtain.html. 1828.
 
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