(architecture) The section of a wall or rampart between two gates, bastions, towers or the like.

A thin, netlike curtain that lets light into a room, but obstructs vision from outside

Having social aspirations; or pretending to be middle class

The act of curtailing.

Material used for curtains.

present participle of curtain

Covered or partitioned with a curtain or curtains. / (figuratively) Hidden or separated as if by a curtain. / (in compounds) Hung with a curtain or curtains of a specified type.

simple past tense and past participle of curtain

plural of curtailment

The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.