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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Word for the hospital curtain that closes around patient #174094 02/27/2008 3:17 PM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 HockeyPuck stranger HockeyPuck stranger Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 I believe that AWAD posted a word (2-4 years ago) that definition is the curtain that goes around a hospital bed to ensure patient privacy. Does any one out there know this word? I cannot seem to find it any where. Any help would be appreciated. THANX Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for the hospital curtain that closes around patient HockeyPuck #174095 02/27/2008 3:30 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont welcome, Puck. I have the words back to October of 2005, and it wasn't then, so it must be previous. I just tried a search on the AWAD main page, but nothing jumped out from a quick perusal of the eight pages. someone will know! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for the hospital curtain that closes around patient Buffalo Shrdlu #174097 02/27/2008 3:44 PM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 120 California Maven member Maven member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 120 California I asked a friend who's a nurse. Her response is as follows: Her: The curtain. As in "Pull the curtain". Me: Nothing fancier? Her: No. She's a woman of few words. She added, in her defense, the following link: Hospital Curtain Last edited by Maven; 02/27/2008 3:50 PM. tempus edax rerum Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for the hospital curtain that closes around patient Maven #174153 02/29/2008 3:30 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Quite a few manufacturers refer to them on their websites as privacy curtains. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word for the hospital curtain that closes around patient Hydra #174291 03/06/2008 5:08 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Puck: This might not help but if you're interested it will save you a couple of keystrokes http://onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2&clue=privacy+curtain dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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