Talk:Curtain

message: I don't think so. Curtains made of synthetic fabric tend not to block UV. Glass windows though, almost completely block UV as far as I know. If there's anybody who definitely knows the answer, he or she should fix the potential misinformation.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.216.199.138 (talk • contribs) 19:42, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sheer curtains - basic level of UV protection? 

message: Hello, there is missing mention of usage in art, I think, it isn't? --Martin Kozák 09:41, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drapery in painting 

message: I think it would be good to include some of the terms used with curtains, like swag, panel, and whatever that part is called the curtain rod goes in.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.180.197.239 (talk • contribs) 17:18, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terminology? 

message: Anything about its origin? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.11.98.150 (talk • contribs) 05:25, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a nice story, but the Oxford English Dictionary gives a different and more plausible explanation. Curtain comes from the Middle English cortine from Old French cortine from Late Latin cortina. The same root has produced Afrikaans gordyn, Dutch gordijn, Polish kortyna and Portuguese and Spanish cortina.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.32.72.129 (talk) 17:50, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origins 

message: I've removed this text:
 During the second half of the 20th century, many companies profited while others went bankrupt. Offering good customer service and adapting to change, such as purchasing raw materials from overseas, has kept companies afloat, even during rougher times.
as it's vague, offers little information, is unsourced, and doesn't claim any relevance to curtains.--Crater Creator (talk) 08:35, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irrelevant to the article 

message: Some cloth window coverings are designed to be attached with metal hooks to tabs that slide on a track.  These are opened and closed by pulling a cord.  Others have a hollow channel through which one slides a curtain rod.  I've always heard the former kind of window covering called a "drapery" and the latter kind called a "curtain" in the USA. What is the proper terminology to make this distinction?
It would also be useful to know the standard widths and lengths of ready made curtains (or drapes), if such standards exist.
Tashiro (talk) 16:57, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Curtains vs Drapes ? 

message: From the article:
Curtains can be used as a slang word meaning ending (from the use of a closing curtain to signal the end of a play on a proscenium arch stage).
"Carpet (not) matching the curtains" is a slang phrase describing pubic hair that is (or is not) the same colour as head hair.
Also, "Beef Curtains".
Do these really add anything? especially the last two...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.56.179.132 (talk) 04:38, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slang 

message: *Nottingham Lace Cotton Cafe Curtain CN1a.
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Xb2u7Zjzc32 (talk) 22:54, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Nottingham Lace Curtains

message: Currently, the first sentence begins "A curtain (sometimes known as a grape, mainly in the United States) is...". Skimming the revision history there have been other odd choices to replace "drape", which is clearly the correct and intended word. It's been a long while since I've edited anything here, and the easy path to reverting an edit seems to have been renamed or concealed, so I simply edited "grape" to "drape". RBerteig (talk) 22:46, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recurring vandalism? 

message: I miss some discussion of string curtains. Error (talk) 09:50, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  String curtains