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bedcurtain

noun

Etymology

From bed + curtain.

  1. derived from cōrtīna — “curtain”
  2. derived from cortine
  3. inherited from curtine
  4. compounded as bedcurtain — “bed + curtain”

Definitions

  1. One of the curtains around the sides of an old-fashioned bed.

    • The loathly lady pulls aside the bedcurtain, revealing herself transformed into a beautiful and true wife for having had her sovereigntee conferred by her husband and lord.

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