curtain wall
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noun
(in a framed building) an exterior wall having no structural function.
Nearby words
curtain line, curtain raiser, curtain shutter, curtain speech, curtain time, curtain wall, curtain-raiser, curtain-twitcher, curtains, curtains for, be., curtal
Origin of curtain wall
First recorded in 1850–55
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Examples 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 CookThe battlements of the curtain-wall are ornamented in the same manner.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)|Dawson TurnerThey 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 FranceCome 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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