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Meaning of side curtain in English:

side curtain

Pronunciation /ˈsʌɪd kəːtn/

noun

  • 1A curtain at the side of a room, enclosure, etc.

  • 2Originally: a protective screen at either side of an open motor vehicle. Now chiefly: either of the flexible sides of a curtain-sided lorry or trailer.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Wardrobe Accounts of Edward IV. From side + curtain.