/ Dictionary / Index C curtain lecture: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cur'tain lec"ture Pronunciation: [key] a scolding administered in private by a wife to her husband. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. curtain call curtain line Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language