帷い帳ちょう

noun

curtain; hanging screen

Archaic term for a curtain or hanging cloth used as a partition or screen, often in classical or historical settings. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、帷い帳ちょうの陰かげに人ひとが隠かくれている場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In old tales, scenes of someone hiding behind a curtain often appear.