bedcurtain

Etymology

bed + curtain

noun

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

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