外と幕まく

noun

outer curtain (military encampment)

Historical term for the outer curtain or screen used in a traditional military encampment. Contrasts with 内幕 (うちまく), the inner curtain.

See also: 内幕

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの陣じん営えいでは、外と幕まくと内うち幕まくで将しょうの居きょ所しょを囲かこった。

  In Sengoku-period encampments, the commander's quarters were enclosed by an outer curtain and an inner curtain.