voorhang
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Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch vorehanc. Equivalent to voor + hangen; cognate with German Vorhang.
Noun
[edit]voorhang m (plural voorhangen, diminutive voorhangetje n)
- a curtain in a religious context, found commonly in temples, tabernacles or churches
- Synonym: voorhangsel
- a parliamentary procedure in the Netherlands' parliamentary system (see Wikipedia article)
- Synonym: voorhangprocedure
Hypernyms
[edit]- (curtain in religious context): gordijn
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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