"encurtain" meaning in All languages combined

See encurtain on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: encurtains [present, singular, third-person], encurtaining [participle, present], encurtained [participle, past], encurtained [past]
Etymology: From en- + curtain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|curtain}} en- + curtain Head templates: {{en-verb}} encurtain (third-person singular simple present encurtains, present participle encurtaining, simple past and past participle encurtained)
  1. (transitive) To enclose with, or as if with, curtains. Tags: transitive Synonyms: incurtain

Inflected forms

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