lace-curtain

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See also: lace curtain

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the practice of putting lace curtains in the windows.

Adjective[edit]

lace-curtain (comparative more lace-curtain, superlative most lace-curtain)

  1. Having social aspirations; or pretending to be middle class
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