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"He ain't," said old Mrs. Bascom, "so you needn't look; can't you see the curtains is all down?

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  1. noun Material that hangs in a window or other opening as a decoration, shade, or screen.
  2. noun Something that functions as or resembles a screen, cover, or barrier: the curtain of mist before the mountain; a heavy curtain of artillery fire.
  3. noun The movable screen or drape in a theater or hall that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop.
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  • Naturally the curtains were already closed against the dark, but he could see the silhouettes of two heads, like black paper forms against the light. —  EQMM, July 2005
  • Beyond the curtains was a gate of horn scrolled by black iron, and with a gilded iron lock. —  Red As Blood
  • As my fire-guards heard me returning with my sister and some gentlemen of the town, they left the room, the door slammed, a breeze blew the light from the candles to the curtains, and in an instant the curtains were ablaze. —  Memories and Anecdotes
  • We knew she'd sleep on the couch as usual, with her head so that the curtains were a couple of feet behind her.
  • We have given you one room--a very large one; but if you prefer to have two separate ones, it can easily be arranged--yes The girls protested that they wished to be together, and followed their guide up the broad staircase to a room on the first story, where the curtains were already drawn, and a cosy tea-table spread before the fire. —  The Fortunes of the Farrells
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