| bamboo curtain | |
| —n | |
| (esp in the 1950s and 1960s) the political and military barrier to communications around the People's Republic of China | |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |