cafe curtain

noun

ca·​fe curtain

kaˈfā-,

kə-

: a plain straight-hanging curtain usually hung in pairs on a pole by loops or rings and used to cover the lower part of a window or door

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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