ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Curtains

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Curtains is a noun meaning plural of curtain.

Meaning

plural of curtain.

More Meanings

  1. (figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death.
  2. (gay slang, US, uncommon) The foreskin.
  3. third-person singular simple present indicative of curtain
  4. (colloquial, wine) A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect.
  5. (slang, US, uncommon) The labia.

Example Sentences

It's curtains for you!
He called curtains on his double decade cricket career on Tuesday.
"What if a bunch of scuba divers nosed about here?" / "Curtains for them, when our side-scan sonar sees them."

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include drapery, drape, pall, mantle, drapes, shades.

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