Definitions

1. verb

to pull back or remove a curtain or curtains

“The stagehand had to encurtain the backdrop to reveal the new set.”

2. verb

to remove or draw back curtains

“The actress encurtained the curtains to take her final bow.”

3. noun

the act of removing or drawing back curtains

“The encurtaining of the curtains was a signal for the next scene to start.”