A piece of cloth or other material used to cover a window, stage, or other opening, often to block light or provide privacy. She pulled back the curtain to let in the morning sunlight.
A movable or fixed screen or drape used in a theater to separate the stage from the auditorium or to conceal something from view. The curtain rose, signaling the start of the play.
A barrier or screen of any kind, often used metaphorically to describe something that conceals or separates. The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War.
(informal, plural only) The end, death, or ruin. "If the police catch us, it's curtains," he whispered.
The time at which a theatrical performance begins. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m., so please take your seats by seven fifteen.