# curtains

Pronunciation: say "KUR-tuhnz" US /ˈkɜɹtənz/, UK /ˈkɜː(ɹ).tənz/

## Noun

1. Plural of curtain. — plural of curtain
   - Simple: Plural of curtain. Use this form when talking about more than one curtain.
   - _The heavy curtains blocked almost every trace of street light._
   - _Workers hung fresh curtains in each classroom over the weekend._
2. The final end of something, or a person's death.
   - Simple: The end of something, and often someone's death.
   - _For the failing newspaper, losing its last big advertiser meant curtains._
   - _The doctor's grim expression told them it was curtains for the old man._
4. A ring of clear liquid that gathers into drops near the top of a glass of fortified wine, caused by alcohol evaporating and surface tension shifting. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The clear drops that form and slide down near the top of a glass of strong wine.
   - _Sommeliers often point to the curtains clinging to the bowl as a rough sign of a wine's body._
   - _He tilted the glass of sherry and admired the curtains forming just below the rim._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of curtain. — third-person singular simple present indicative of curtain
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of curtain. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The hotel curtains each suite in heavy blackout fabric._
   - _Every night the nurse curtains the bed nearest the door for privacy._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/curtains (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).