Lace-curtain Definition

lāskûrtn
adjective
Aspiring to or emulating the middle class.
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noun

A thin, netlike curtain that lets light into a room, but obstructs vision from outside.

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Noun

Singular:
lace-curtain
Plural:
lace-curtains

Origin of Lace-curtain

  • From the practice of putting lace curtains in the windows

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