curtains

cur-tains · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of curtain; pieces of fabric hung to block light.

  2. 2.

    (informal) The end; death or disaster.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    it's curtains — it's the end; someone is finished
  • •
    curtains for someone — doom or death for that person

Related words

See also: curtain, drapes

Etymology

From Old French "cortine," from Late Latin "cortina."