English Explanatory Dictionary

curtain-raise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To introduce; to prefigure, to set the stage for.

Word forms

curtain-raise curtain-raises curtain-raising curtain-raised

Etymology

From curtain-raiser.

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