lace-curtain: Meaning and Definition of

lace-cur•tain

Pronunciation: (lās'kûr"tn), [key]
— adj. Sometimes Offensive.
  1. characteristic of or aspiring to the standards and attributes of the middle class: Her latest novel traces the rise of a lace-curtain Irish family in Boston.
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