curtain
noun
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
had curtained
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past perfectof curtain.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A shadow had curtained its face, black and lowering.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Bertram Mitford
Miss Patch had curtained off the sides, and out of the long narrow strip down the middle had formed, in Jessie's opinion, one of the nicest rooms she had ever seen.
From The Story of Jessie by Mabel Quiller-Couch
The precipice walled gateway they had curtained was filled with a Plutonic glare as though it opened into the incandescent heart of a volcano.
From The Metal Monster by Abraham Merritt
A thick veil of cloud had curtained the stars; the steps were deserted as before; and the provisions, arms, and implements were securely conveyed to their destination.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
Besides, the friendly rain had curtained him and kept away the spoil-sports.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. by Various
