curtain

cortina (Late Latin)

cortine (Old French)

Curtain (large piece of fabric).

courtine (Middle English)

curtain (English)

(architecture) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.. (euphemistic, also "final curtain") Death.. (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.. (obsolete, derogatory) A flag; an ensign.. A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.. A similar [...]