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lace-curtain

adjective
lace-cur·​tain | \ ˈlās-ˈkər-tᵊn How to pronounce lace-curtain (audio) \

Definition of lace-curtain

: copying middle-class attributes : aspiring to middle-class standing

First Known Use of lace-curtain

1928, in the meaning defined above

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