CURTAIN
NOUNS
► BOBS window shades → 1916 Amer. dial.
► LACE CURTAIN a window curtain as distinguished from a window shade, irrespective of material → 1926 Amer. dial.
► VALANCE a short window-curtain → 1726
► VEIL a curtain or awning → 1781 obs.
► WINDOW-CLOTHES window curtains → 1584-5 obs.
VERBS
► TWITCH to open a curtain slightly or briefly in order to watch the activities of others furtively from one’s window → 1894 chiefly UK
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