"tableau curtain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tableau curtains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tableau curtain (plural tableau curtains)
  1. (theater, chiefly in the plural) A stage curtain of a kind that rises diagonally, not revealing the entire stage. Wikipedia link: tableau curtain Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Theater Synonyms: tab [informal]
    Sense id: en-tableau_curtain-en-noun-ESSOzCQ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

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