home Christian Lycke curtain cur⋅tain [kur-tn] –noun 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 England. a window shade. 4. anything that shuts off, covers, or conceals: a curtain of artillery fire. c a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z cover crane cross crow crucifix crowd curb cut curtain Cyclops cyp-cz curiosity crinkle