becurtain
becurtain verb: to curtain; bedeck or cover with a curtain; (by extension, figurative) to shroud.
Verb
becurtain (third-person singular simple present becurtains, present participle becurtaining, simple past and past participle becurtained)
- To curtain; bedeck or cover with a curtain; (by extension, figurative) to shroud.
- […] in that large, lofty, fine room, they had a tiny, old-fashioned, becurtained cabinet piano stuck right against the wall, unto which the singer's face was turned, and into which his voice was absorbed.1835 September, Fanny Kemble, Journal, volume 1,15, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, published 1832, page 90
- She lay becurtained in loose tresses, / Not seeing what her half-dropt zone / Let of her bosom's bower be shown […]1909, Maurice Hewlett, “Leto's Child”, in Artemision, lines 9–11
Forms of becurtain
| third-person singular present | becurtains |
|---|---|
| present participle | becurtaining |
| past participle | becurtained |
| past | becurtained |
| alternative form | be-curtain |
Origin of becurtain
From be- + curtain.
Questions about becurtain
- What does becurtain mean?
- Becurtain means to curtain; bedeck or cover with a curtain; (by extension, figurative) to shroud.
- What part of speech is becurtain?
- Becurtain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of becurtain?
- The past tense of becurtain is becurtained.
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