1. lace curtain - Noun
2. lace curtain - Adjective
lace curtain (plural lace curtains)
A thin, netlike curtain that lets light into a room, but obstructs vision from outside
lace-curtain (comparative more lace-curtain, superlative most lace-curtain)
Having social aspirations; or pretending to be middle class
lace-curtain
He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain - no matter what - after he had bought it and placed it among his household gods. Kate Chopin