"curtains" meaning in English

See curtains in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɜː(r).tənz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-curtains.ogg [US] Forms: curtain [singular], curtains [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|curtain}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of curtain; more than one (kind of) curtain.
    This word is often used for a set of two curtains, one on each side (left and right) of the window.
    Sense id: simple-curtains-en-noun-4rF6tRYe Categories (other): Plurals
  2. An end (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show).
    Sense id: simple-curtains-en-noun-AsfM~BHC

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɜː(r).tənz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-curtains.ogg [US] Forms: curtain [canonical], curtains [third-person, singular], curtained [past], curtained [past, participle], curtaining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|curtain}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of curtain.
    Sense id: simple-curtains-en-verb-e4GWXsp9
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