1.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.
2.(Fort.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates.
3.(Arch.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
4.A flag; an ensign; in contempt. (Obs.)
To draw the curtain, to close it over an object, or to remove it; hence: (a)To hide or to disclose an object.
(b)To commence or close a performance.
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