curtained
Definition
- Adjective:
- Furnished or concealed with curtains: Describes something that has curtains hanging or is hidden behind curtains.
- Separated or screened by a curtain: Can imply a space that is divided or secluded by a curtain.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The room had a large, curtained window overlooking the garden.
- They slept in a curtained-off section of the hall for privacy.
- The evidence was kept behind a curtained cabinet.
Advanced Usage
- "Curtained from": To be hidden or shielded from view by a curtain.
- The altar was curtained from the main congregation until the ceremony began.
- Used metaphorically to describe something obscured or veiled.
- His past remained a curtained mystery to his new colleagues.
Variants and Related Words
- Curtain (noun): A piece of cloth or other material suspended to conceal, divide, or decorate.
- She drew the curtains to block out the light.
- Curtain (verb): To provide, shut off, or conceal with a curtain.
- They curtained the doorway with a heavy tapestry.
- Uncurtained (adjective): Not furnished with or concealed by curtains; open.
- The uncurtained windows let in the morning sun.
Synonyms
- Draped: Covered or adorned with cloth hanging loosely.
- Veiled: Covered or concealed with or as if with a veil.
- Screened: Concealed or protected by a screen or partition.
Antonyms
- Uncovered: Not covered or concealed.
- Exposed: Left uncovered or unprotected; made visible.
- Bare: Without covering or curtain.
Related Phrases
- Behind the curtain: In a hidden or private area; figuratively, the unknown workings behind a situation.
- The technicians worked behind the curtain to prepare the stage.
- Curtain call: The appearance of performers at the end of a show to acknowledge applause.
- The actors took several curtain calls after the final act.
Adjective
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furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies
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a curtained alcove
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