becurtain

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becurtain

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From be- + curtain.

verb becurtains · becurtaining · becurtained · be-curtain

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.

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@misc{becurtain_2026,
  title = {becurtain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/becurtain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}