curtain
noun
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
curtained
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past participleof curtain.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof curtain.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
curtainnouna hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Noseda seems slightly amused by the weirdness of these curtained interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The atmosphere among a crowd of just over 6,000 - in a 24,000-capacity arena where the upper tier was curtained off - was muted at times during the doubles.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
People wishing to give testimony may do so orally in a curtained area with a stenographer, or do so in writing at tables.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
One votes in private, in a curtained booth, on intimate terms with an oversize ballot.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Even in the curtained gloom the ungainly bulk beside me was unmistakable.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
