Meanings
adjectivelace-curtain (comparative more lace-curtain, superlative most lace-curtain)
comparative more lace-curtain · superlative most lace-curtain
- Having social aspirations, or pretending to be middle class.
Origin
From the practice of putting lace curtains in the windows.
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APA
lace-curtain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lace-curtain
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“lace-curtain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lace-curtain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lace-curtain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lace-curtain.
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