Definition of drop curtain in US English:
drop curtain
nounˈdräp ˌkərtnˈdrɑp ˌkərtn
A curtain or painted cloth lowered vertically on to a theater stage.
Example sentencesExamples
- The wooden horse, on the other hand, is cleverly managed, first entering on the upper ramp and then reappearing on a drop curtain as a gigantic, threatening silhouette - an effective solution to an almost impossible bit of stage business.
- Although the spectacular drop curtain had to be taken down because of asbestos, the pictures that remain of it are phenomenal.
Synonyms
window hanging, hanging, screen, blind