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curtain wall

–noun
(in a framed building) an exterior wall having no structural function.

Origin:
1850–55
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curtain wall  
n.  
  1. An outer or enclosing wall, especially one connecting two towers or turrets, as in a medieval fortification.

  2. A nonbearing wall, often of glass and steel, fixed to the outside of a building and serving especially as cladding.

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