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bedcurtain

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English

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Etymology

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From bed +‎ curtain.

Noun

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bedcurtain (plural bedcurtains)

  1. One of the curtains around the sides of an old-fashioned bed.
    • 2004, Diane P. Freedman, Olivia Frey, Autobiographical Writing Across the Disciplines: A Reader, page 91:
      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.