Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curtain off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: cur-tain off
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To separate, isolate or block by means of a curtain or other barrier.

verb

Example Sentences

"The encircling, mile-high mountains of the Coeur d'Alene mining area, rich in lead, zinc and silver, curtain off the sunlight except for a few midday hours."
"For furniture there was a table and chair, and a bed, slovenly made; one corner of the room was curtained off."
"I am talking about a way of regarding our world as amenable to investigation and interrogation without magic keys, special jargons and instruments, curtained-off practices."

Inflected Forms

curtains off (present, singular) curtaining off (participle, present) curtained off (participle, past) curtained off (past)

Frequently Paired Words

cordon off

Questions

What does curtain off mean?: To separate, isolate or block by means of a curtain or other barrier.

How to pronounce curtain off

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