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Meaning Of Curtain
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.
n.
That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two
bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.
n.
That part of a wall of a building which is between two
pavilions, towers, etc.
n.
A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt.
v. t.
To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains.