curtain

Definitions

1. 1.(Fort.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion.
2. 2.(Arch.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
3. 3.A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak. Behind the curtain, in concealment; in secret. -- Curtain lecture, a querulous lecture given by a wife to her husband within the bed curtains, or in bed. Jerrold. A curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering. W. Irving. -- The curtain falls, the performance closes. -- The curtain rises, the performance begins. -- To draw the curtain, to close ot over an object, or to remove it; hence: (a) To hide or to disclose an object. (b) To commence or close a performance. -- To drop the curtain, to end the tale, or close the performance.
4. 4.To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. So when the sun in bed Curtained with cloudy red. Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is that part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion called?
• What is that part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc called?
• What is to inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. So when the sun in bed Curtained with cloudy red. Milton called?