(theater, chiefly in the plural) A stage curtain of a kind that rises diagonally, not revealing the entire stage.

A legal barrier to technology transfer and sale of advanced computer equipment between China and the West.

Synonym of bring down the curtain (“bring something to an end”)

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. / A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains. / (figuratively) To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.

(historical) The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions, especially during the Cold War.

(transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal / (transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate. / (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.

(architecture) A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

plural of curtain

(figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death.