† over-curtainv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To cover as with a curtain; to shadow, obscure.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > cover and conceal
overwryeOE
hidec1374
forcover1382
veilc1384
overclosec1400
shroud1426
wimple1532
smotherc1592
encurtain1596
over-curtain1621
coverclea1631
bury1737
stifle1820
visor1872
becurtain1878
1621 R. Brathwait Odes in Natures Embassie 237 To see how sin's orecurtained by night.
1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Mar. 374/3 His eyes were blue, and, when not animated, much over-curtained by the upper lids.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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