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
- (figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death.
- (gay slang, US, uncommon) The foreskin.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of curtain
- (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.
- (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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