| 单词 | festoon curtain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfestoon curtain festoon curtain n. (also festoon window curtain) a curtain consisting of vertical rows of horizontally gathered fabric that may be drawn up into a series of ruches; cf. festoon blind n. ΚΠ 1708 E. Hatton New View London II. 420/1 A scarlet Festoon Curtain, painted as edged with gold Fringe. 1813 ‘T. Martin’ Circle Mech. Arts 120 Festoon window curtains..are those which are drawn up by pullies, and hang down in folds or festoons. 1899 Westmin. Gaz. 2 Aug. 3/1 The boxes were form'd like Turkish tents, with each a festoon curtain that drew up at once when the suppers were placed in the inside. 1995 S. Parissien Georgian Group Bk. of Georgian House xxi. 209 The basic principle of the festoon curtain was to let the maximum amount of light into the room by gathering the curtain material into the awkward space between the window architrave and below the room's cornice. < as lemmas |
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