drop curtain

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noun Theater.

a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.

Origin of drop curtain

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby drop curtain

drop box, drop by, drop cannon, drop cloth, drop cookie, drop curtain, drop-dead, drop-dead date, drop-dead fee, drop-down menu, drop elbow

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Example sentences from the Web for drop curtain

Just as the drop-curtain had reached half-way in its descent, a sudden burst of flame was seen to issue from one of the wings.
An Ambitious Woman|Edgar Fawcett
Under a sky as blue and amid nature poetical as a drop-curtain, one's moral nature dozes.
Memoirs of My Dead Life|George Moore
The drop-curtain was supposed to go up and reveal the twenty dogs seated on chairs in a semi-circle.
Michael, Brother of Jerry|Jack London
Since there was no drop-curtain, actors had some distance to traverse, on entrances and exits, between the doors and the front.
The Facts About Shakespeare|William Allan Nielson

The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp|Annie Roe Carr

British Dictionary definitions for drop curtain

drop curtain

noun

theatre a curtain that is suspended from the flies and can be raised and lowered onto the stageAlso called: drop cloth, drop

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单词	drop curtain
释义	drop curtain SEE SYNONYMS FOR drop curtain ON THESAURUS.COM noun Theater. a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies. Origin of drop curtain First recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby drop curtain drop box, drop by, drop cannon, drop cloth, drop cookie, drop curtain, drop-dead, drop-dead date, drop-dead fee, drop-down menu, drop elbow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drop curtain Just as the drop-curtain had reached half-way in its descent, a sudden burst of flame was seen to issue from one of the wings. An Ambitious Woman\|Edgar Fawcett Under a sky as blue and amid nature poetical as a drop-curtain, one's moral nature dozes. Memoirs of My Dead Life\|George Moore The drop-curtain was supposed to go up and reveal the twenty dogs seated on chairs in a semi-circle. Michael, Brother of Jerry\|Jack London Since there was no drop-curtain, actors had some distance to traverse, on entrances and exits, between the doors and the front. The Facts About Shakespeare\|William Allan Nielson The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp\|Annie Roe Carr British Dictionary definitions for drop curtain drop curtain noun theatre a curtain that is suspended from the flies and can be raised and lowered onto the stageAlso called: drop cloth, drop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drop curtain backdrop, cloth, drop, tab, act curtain, drop scene, scrim, tableau curtain
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drop curtain

noun Theater.

Origin of drop curtain

Words nearby drop curtain

Example sentences from the Web for drop curtain

British Dictionary definitions for drop curtain

noun

Words related to drop curtain