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curtains

cur·tain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kur-tn]
    • /ˈkɜr tn/
    • /ˈkɜː.tən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kur-tn]
    • /ˈkɜr tn/

Definitions of curtains word

  • noun plural curtains death or ruin; the end 3
  • noun plural curtains a hairstyle in which the hair is parted in the centre of the forehead and curved out over the temples 3
  • noun curtains a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc. 1
  • noun curtains a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes. 1
  • noun curtains Chiefly New England. a window shade. 1
  • noun curtains Theater. a set of hanging drapery for concealing all or part of the stage or set from the view of the audience. the act or time of raising or opening a curtain at the start of a performance: an 8:30 curtain. the end of a scene or act indicated by the closing or falling of a curtain: first-act curtain. an effect, line, or plot solution at the conclusion of a performance: a strong curtain; weak curtain. music signaling the end of a radio or television performance. (used as a direction in a script of a play to indicate that a scene or act is concluded.) 1

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Origin of curtains

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English co(u)rtine < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin cortīna, probably equivalent to co(ho)rt- (stem of cohors; see court) + -īna -ine1, as calque of Greek aulaía curtain, derivative of aulḗ courtyard

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Parts of speech for Curtains

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

curtains popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

curtains usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for curtains

noun curtains

  • death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
  • bitter end — the end of a line, chain, or cable, esp the end secured in the chain locker of a vessel
  • taps — a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
  • lights out — Chiefly Military. a signal, usually by drum or bugle, that all or certain camp or barracks lights are to be extinguished for the night.
  • drapery — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.

adjective curtains

  • last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • lattermost — latest; last.
  • hindermost — Hindmost.
  • rearmost — farthest in the rear; last.
  • aftermost — closer or closest to the rear or (in a vessel) the stern; last

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