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becurtains

becurtains is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 becurtains

What is becurtains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Becurtains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of becurtain.

Words near becurtains in the dictionary

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

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