red curtains
Scarlet window coverings
Red curtains are window coverings or stage drapery in the color red.
The phrase appears in descriptions of theater décor, where red velvet curtains are traditional: The red curtains parted to reveal the stage.
In slang, red curtains refers to menstruation, particularly in the phrase the red curtains are up, indicating a woman is on her period.
- red velvetCocoa cake dyed crimson
- velvetThick-pile textile
- theaterVenue for live drama
- stageRaised performance platform
- stage frightFear of performing publicly
drapes · window treatments · crimson · scarlet · fabric · window · heavy · plush · dramatic · opera · silk · tied · tassel · burgundy · drawn · home decor · drawing room · parted
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- theater featuresopera houses, velvet seats, chandeliers, balconies, box seats
- David LynchTwin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Wild at Heart
window covering type
red curtainsblinds
Adjustable slatted window coverings
shades · shutters · roller shades · vertical blinds · plantation shutters
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