A woman who scolds her husband when in bed, is said to read him a curtain lecture.
·noun A flag; an ensign; — in contempt. II. Curtain ·vt To inclose as with curtains; to furnish wi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A rehearsal of a lesson. II. Lecture ·vt To read or deliver a lecture to. III. Lecture ·vi T...
1) Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made o...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
In fortification, that part of the rampart which is between the flanks of two opposite bastions, whi...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A round scolding bout. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
See jobation. ...