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lace curtain — UK US noun [countable] usually plural [singular lace curtain plural lace curtains] a curtain made of lace or another light white material that is thin enough to let light pass through it Thesaurus: curtains and blinds … Useful english dictionary
lace curtain — noun count usually plural a curtain made of lace or other light white material, thin enough to let light through … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lace-cur|tain — «LAYS KUR tuhn», adjective. 1. fancy; pretentious: »Maybe if I describe the game in another, less lace curtain, way it will be easier to see (Scientific American). 2. characteristic of the middle class, sometimes emphazing a pretentious but… … Useful english dictionary
Curtain — Cur tain (k[^u]r t[i^]n; 48), n. [OE.cortin, curtin,fr. OF. cortine, curtine, F. courtine, LL. cortina, curtian (in senses 1 and 2), also, small court, small inclosure surrounded by walls, from cortis court. See {Court}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curtain lecture — Curtain Cur tain (k[^u]r t[i^]n; 48), n. [OE.cortin, curtin,fr. OF. cortine, curtine, F. courtine, LL. cortina, curtian (in senses 1 and 2), also, small court, small inclosure surrounded by walls, from cortis court. See {Court}.] [1913 Webster] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lace curtain — UK / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms lace curtain : singular lace curtain plural lace curtains a curtain made of lace or another light white material that is thin enough to let light pass through it … English dictionary
lace-curtain — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : having social or economic standing : fashionable often used to imply ostentation or pushing parvenu traits; compare shanty stickin up his nose and actin like he was highbrow, lace curtain Irish J.T.Farrell full of fine… … Useful english dictionary
Curtain — For other uses, see Curtain (disambiguation). For religious use, see Veil. Curtains at a Bed Breakfast. A curtain (sometimes known as a drape, mainly in the United States) is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light, or drafts, or… … Wikipedia
lace curtain — noun A thin, netlike curtain that lets light into a room, but obstructs vision from outside See Also: lace curtain … Wiktionary
lace — {{11}}lace (n.) early 13c., laz, cord made of braided or interwoven strands of silk, etc., from O.Fr. laz a net, noose, string, cord, snare (Mod.Fr. lacs), from V.L. *lacium, from L. laqueum (nom. laqueus) noose, snare (It. laccio, Sp. lazo), a… … Etymology dictionary
curtain — noun 1 fabric that covers a window/opening ⇨ See also ↑drape ADJECTIVE ▪ shower ▪ closed, drawn, open ▪ lace, silk, velvet … Collocations dictionary
