drop curtain

noun Theater.
a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.

Origin:
1825–35

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drop curtain
 
n
theatre drop cloth, Also called: drop a curtain that is suspended from the flies and can be raised and lowered onto the stage

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Drop curtain is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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He also requested more lawn chairs and swimming pampers and a shade port with a back drop curtain.
At this time a ram car pulled through the drop curtain.
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