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tableau curtain

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noun

Theater.

  1. a curtain, often used as an act curtain, designed to be drawn aside and up to give a festooned or draped effect.

Etymology

Origin of tableau curtain

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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The tableau curtain fell and the manager appeared behind the footlights.

From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax

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