drop curtain

noun

: a stage curtain that can be lowered and raised

Examples of drop curtain in a Sentence

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Then in the 1960s and ’70s, as the women’s movement gained momentum, some symphony director had the idea of putting auditioning musicians behind a drop curtain. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2020 The stage was covered by a drop curtain that had a painting of the burning steamboat Bulletin No. 2, a disaster survived by young Church and his white father and master, Captian Charles B. Church. Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drop curtain was in 1832

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“Drop curtain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20curtain. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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