pall vs theater curtain

theater curtain vs pall

pall and theater curtain both are nouns.

pall is a verb but theater curtain is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pall	Yes	No	Yes	No
theater curtain	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, theater curtain is a hyponym of pall; that is, theater curtain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pall:

pall: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
theater curtain: a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance

Other hyponyms of pall include drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, festoon, frontal, portiere, shower curtain, theatre curtain, lace curtain, net curtain.

pall (noun)	theater curtain (noun)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
a sudden numbing dread

pall (verb)	theater curtain (verb)
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
become less interesting or attractive
lose sparkle or bouquet
cause to become flat
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
cover with a pall
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Difference between pall and theater curtain

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