Bedcurtain

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From bed + curtain.

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