n. 1 piece of cloth etc. hung as a screen, esp. at a window. 2 a rise or fall of a stage curtain between acts or scenes. b = CURTAINCALL. 3 partition or cover. 4 (in pl.) slang the end. v. 1 provide or cover with curtain(s). 2 (foll. by oft) shut off with curtain(s). [Latin cortina]