curtain wall

noun

(in a framed building) an exterior wall having no structural function.

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Origin of curtain wall

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby curtain wall

curtain line, curtain raiser, curtain shutter, curtain speech, curtain time, curtain wall, curtain-raiser, curtain-twitcher, curtains, curtains for, be., curtal

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Example sentences from the Web for curtain wall

The porter's lodge and curtain-wall enclosing Hulne Priory still stand, and its outline can be traced, though the ruins are scant.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive|Joel Cook
The battlements of the curtain-wall are ornamented in the same manner.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)|Dawson Turner
They reached the foot of the rampart, and by the stairway of a tower that was left unguarded, they mounted onto the curtain-wall.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
Come and see the curtain-wall or whatever it is in the cellars of the Htel de la Poste.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for curtain wall

curtain wall

noun

a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated

a low wall outside the outer wall of a castle, serving as a first line of defence

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