curtain
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
Death, final curtain.
That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
A flag; an ensign.
The uninterrupted stream of fluid that falls onto a moving substrate in the process of curtain coating.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing