rideau
French
noun
Definitions
- curtain (woven fabric to cover e.g. windows)
- blind (cover for windows)
- (figuratively) curtain, veil (something keeping another in secret)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French rideau inherited from Old French ridel (cloth curtain, blind, small hill, plaited stuff, originally, a plaited stuff, a curtain) derived from Old High German ridil (a headband, a ribbon, ribbon) derived from Proto-Germanic *wriþilaz derived from Old High German rīdan (wind, wrinkle, turn, wrap, twist).
Origin
Old High German
rīdan
Gloss
wind, wrinkle, turn, wrap, twist
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
皺