• a piece of material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways along a rail and found as one of a pair at a window

Synonyms: window hanging, hanging, screen, blind, screen, cover, shield, cloak, veil, pall

• a screen of heavy cloth or other material that can be raised or lowered at the front of a stage

• a disastrous outcome

Synonyms: demise, dying, end, passing, passing away, passing on, loss of life, expiry, expiration, departure from life, final exit, eternal rest

• provide with a curtain or curtains