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Theat.the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.[1935-40]
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curtain line — noun : the final line of an act or play * * * Theat. the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line. [1935 40] * * * curtain line, the last line spoken by a performer before the curtain falls: »This has all the marks of a stage… … Useful english dictionary
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curtain — [kʉrt′ n] n. [ME & OFr cortine < LL(Ec) cortina, lit. a cauldron, enclosing circle of a theater, curtain (< IE base * (s)ker , to CURVE); used in Vulg. instead of L cors, cohors (see COURT) to translate Gr aulaia, curtain (esp. in a… … English World dictionary
Curtain wall — For defensive curtain walls in medieval buildings, see Curtain wall (fortification). Glass curtain wall of the Bauhaus Dessau A curtain wall is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural, but merely keep out the… … Wikipedia
curtain — curtainless, adj. /kerr tn/, n. 1. a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc. 2. a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes. 3. Chiefly New Eng. a window shade. 4. Theat. a … Universalium
curtain — cur•tain [[t]ˈkɜr tn[/t]] n. 1) fur a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc 2) fur a movable or folding screen used for similar purposes 3) sbz a) a movable drapery that hangs… … From formal English to slang
curtain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English curtine, from Anglo French, from Late Latin cortina (translation of Greek aulaia, from aulē court), from Latin cohort , cohors enclosure, court more at court Date: 14th century 1. a hanging screen usually capable … New Collegiate Dictionary
Line integral — Topics in Calculus Fundamental theorem Limits of functions Continuity Mean value theorem Differential calculus Derivative Change of variables Implicit differentiation Taylor s theorem Related rates … Wikipedia
line — I n 1. rule, bar, score, underline, underscore, hairline; mark, stroke, streak, dash, hyphen, virgule, diagonal; marking, inscription, inscript, engraving, incision; scratch, notch, slash, etch, hatching. 2. band, stripe, strip, belt, zone, layer … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
