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Undercurtains

Scope note

Thin, often sheer, curtains used under the main curtains to soften light and give privacy. For flat-hanging undercurtains fitted against the glass of a window or door, or immediately over a shade, use "glass curtains".

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000204093

Equivalent Terms used

undercurtain

Created

12yrs ago

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