Sentence:  Thus the red damask <WSD>curtains</WSD> which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.