noun
Meaning 1
A scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
curtain lecture
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noun
Meaning 2
a private lecture to a husband by his wife
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lecture, speech, talking to
History
Etymology
An allusion to the curtains that hung around old-fashioned beds.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: bedsermoen — a scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed
- German: Gardinenpredigt — a scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed
- Norwegian Bokmål: gardinpreken — a scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed