curtain vs winding sheet

curtain

noun
  • Death. 

  • That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc. 

  • A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. 

  • A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater. 

  • The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises. 

  • The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall. 

verb
  • To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain. 

  • To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains. 

winding sheet

noun
  • A burial shroud. 

  • A collection of tallow rising up against the wick of a candle, once regarded as an omen of death. 

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