1. (n.) 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.

2. (n.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Bastion.

3. (n.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.

4. (n.) A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt.

5. (v. t.) To enclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains.

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