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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a second curtain" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an additional curtain, often in the context of theater, home decor, or privacy.
Example: "The stage was beautifully set with a second curtain that added depth to the performance."
Alternatives: "an additional curtain" or "a second drape".
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They demanded a second curtain call.
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I am then invited to pass into a second curtained space containing a full-length mirror and, on a table, some water, a towel, soap, scissors and a little box.
Tests have shown that the curtain kills some mosquitoes that fly into it.Even if a mosquito somehow managed to penetrate such a barrier, a second light curtain set up around a bed, for example, would provide further protection.
The second curtain rod will be a mirror image of the first.
A second, parallel curtain for the living room and bedroom areas is of pink velvet.
The opera composer in me recognizes that as being one hell of a second act curtain.
"To Russia with Love", say the placards carried by the cast of The Pride at their second curtain call (they could have taken half a dozen).
Once the second curtain closed behind me, her shoulder became a lifeline.
It earned him his second curtain call and more chants of "M.V.P.!" With a hearty lead, Chamberlain took the rest of the game off.
MARIAN SELDES, an actor and Albee veteran, said she had wanted to bring him up on stage for the second curtain call.
Red Sox right fielder Trot Nixon craned his neck to watch the ball disappear into the third deck, and the fans gave their second curtain call in three batters.
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