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A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and
admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp.,
drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in
theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage. |
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That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two
bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of Ravelin and Bastion. |
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That part of a wall of a building which is between two
pavilions, towers, etc. |
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A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. |
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To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains. |
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