enlarge image [countable] a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window to draw/pull/close the curtains (= to pull them across the window so they cover it)

She opened her curtains and looked out.

It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn (= closed) .

a pair of curtains

She looked up and saw a face peering through the curtains. see also drape Extra Examples Heavy red velvet curtains hung either side of the huge window.

She pulled back the curtains, and sunlight streamed in.

The curtains billowed as the wind caught them.

They sat in the dark with the curtains drawn. Topics Houses and homes b1 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective shower

closed

drawn

… verb + curtain close

draw

open

… curtain + verb hang

billow

blow

… curtain + noun rail

rod preposition behind a/​the curtain See full entry

[countable] (North American English) ( British English net curtain ) a very thin piece of cloth that you hang at a window and that allows light to enter but stops people outside from being able to see inside Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective shower

closed

drawn

… verb + curtain close

draw

open

… curtain + verb hang

billow

blow

… curtain + noun rail

rod preposition behind a/​the curtain See full entry

[countable] a piece of cloth that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example a shower curtain

He took a bag from a shelf behind some curtains. see also Iron Curtain Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective shower

closed

drawn

… verb + curtain close

draw

open

… curtain + verb hang

billow

blow

… curtain + noun rail

rod preposition behind a/​the curtain See full entry

[countable, usually singular] a thing that covers, hides or protects something a curtain of rain/smoke

She pushed back the curtain of brown hair from her eyes.