c. 1300, from Old French cortine "curtain, tapestry, drape, blanket," from Late Latin cortina "curtain," but in classical Latin "round vessel, cauldron," from Latin corte [..]

Curtain Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat's hair, covered the tabernacle ( Exodus 26:1-13 ; 36:8-17 ). The sacred curtain, se [..]

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms" any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrec [..]

(1.) Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat's hair, covered the tabernacle (Ex. 26:1-13; 36:8-17).(2.) The sacred curtain, separat [..]

The part of the door that actually rolls up and down. It may be manufactured of slats and/or rods and links.

The wall the encloses the outer ward.    (MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)

The high wall the surrounds the inner ward.    (MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)

[Curtain Wall] 1) A castle wall enclosing a courtyard.    (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 225) 2) Outer wall of a castle, between towers.    (Wood, Margaret. The [..]

(n) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)(n) any barrier to communication or vision(v) provide with drapery

In fortification, the line of rampart which joins together the flanks of two “bastions” (q.v.).

To ring down the curtain. To bring a matter to an end. A theatrical term. When the act or play is over, the bell rings and the green curtain comes down.

an opening or closing musical cue (see "Act Curtain")

wall of fortification

The line separating players from puppetmasters. As in, "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."