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becurtained

becurtained is the simple past and past participle of becurtain.

Meaning of becurtain

Verb

becurtain (third-person singular simple present becurtains, present participle becurtaining, simple past and past participle becurtained)

  1. 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

Questions about becurtained

What is becurtained the simple past and past participle of?
Becurtained is the simple past and past participle of becurtain.

Words near becurtained in the dictionary

  1. becursed
  2. becurses
  3. becursing
  4. becurst
  5. becurtain
  6. becurtained
  7. becurtaining
  8. becurtains
  9. becurtovirus
  10. becurtoviruses
  11. becushioned

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