"curtainless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From curtain + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|curtain|less}} curtain + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} curtainless (not comparable)
  1. Without curtains. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: uncurtained Derived forms: curtainlessness Translations (without curtains): perdesiz (Turkish)
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