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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
curtains for, be., curtain shutter, curtain speech, curtain time, curtain-twitcher, curtain wall, curtal, curtalax, curtal axe, curtana, curtate
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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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