placed in layers, being employed for the pur-pose ; but in more modern times the variousmetals, such as gold, silver, brass, and ironhave been generally used Curtain, , a perpendicular wall serving toscreen any object from view. In architecture,a curtain signifies that part of the wall of aNo.… … ^^r3ei?^^^%^^<*w»^-*^ The term is also applied to a cloth or largeveil, capable of being contracted or enlargedat pleasure. In theatres, &c., the curtainserves to hide the stage from the spectatorsduring a cessation of the performance ; for thispurpose there are generally two curtains,…
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