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bedcurtain

bedcurtain noun: one of the curtains around the sides of an old-fashioned bed.

Noun

bedcurtain (plural bedcurtains)

  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.2004, Diane P. Freedman, Olivia Frey, Autobiographical Writing Across the Disciplines: A Reader, page 91

Forms of bedcurtain

pluralbedcurtains

Origin of bedcurtain

From bed + curtain.

Questions about bedcurtain

What does bedcurtain mean?
Bedcurtain means one of the curtains around the sides of an old-fashioned bed.
What part of speech is bedcurtain?
Bedcurtain is a noun.
What is the plural of bedcurtain?
The plural of bedcurtain is bedcurtains.

Words near bedcurtain in the dictionary

  1. bedcords
  2. bedcover
  3. bedcovering
  4. bedcoverings
  5. bedcovers
  6. bedcurtain
  7. bedcurtains
  8. beddable
  9. bedde
  10. bedded
  11. bedded down

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