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

Having social aspirations; or pretending to be middle class

plural of net curtain

A style of curtain where both the lower half of a window and the top are covered, but with a gap in the upper half.

A scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed.

To separate, isolate or block by means of a curtain or other barrier. / (figuratively) To isolate.

plural of curtain wall

(military, historical) The outer wall of a castle or defensive wall between two bastions. / (architecture) The non-load-bearing outer skin of a modern building.

(performing arts) In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance. / (idiomatic, by extension) A prelude or introduction to an activity or thing.

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