curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water. A curtain is...
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During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a political metaphor used to describe the political and later physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate...
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A curtain rod, curtain rail, curtain pole, or traverse rod is a device used to suspend curtains, usually above windows or along the edges of showers or...
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A grout curtain is a barrier that protects the foundation of a dam from seepage and can be made during initial construction or during repair. Additionally...
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safety curtain (or fire curtain in America) is a passive fire protection feature used in large proscenium theatres. It is usually a heavy fabric curtain located...
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The Orange Curtain is a local term for the border between Orange County and Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. It is a sometimes derogatory...
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McCurtain, Mac Curtain, or variations may refer to: Conchobhar Mac Curtain (1660–1724), officer in the Royal Irish Army of King James II Dermot Mac Curtain...
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A curtain ring is a small clip for suspending a curtain. They hold up curtains of all types, including shower curtains. The Romans used curtains hanging...
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A front curtain, also known as a (front-of-)house curtain, act curtain, grand drape, main curtain or drape, proscenium curtain, or main rag is the stage...
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The Steel Curtain was the nickname, first for the defensive line, but soon for the entire defensive unit of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers football team...
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