curtaincur‧tain /ˈkɚt˺n/ ●●● noun [countable] a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room, etc.: a shower curtain a new pair of curtains Can you close/draw/pull the curtains for me? [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French curtine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cohors “enclosure, court”]