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room divider

American  

noun

  1. a partition, as a screen or freestanding bookcase, that separates one part of a room from another.


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Hoping to find a semi-sheer screen and perhaps some soundproofing, she shopped in vain for a room divider.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2022

We think drop cloths would also work well for creating a room divider.

From Slate Jan. 4, 2019

He might have been seated in a dark corner or hiding behind a room divider, but he was a silent observer at best.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2018

Waves of colored light drifted over the surface of a room divider, which was made of L.E.D.-stuffed beer bottles.

From The New Yorker Dec. 2, 2016

Their first commission was to Franz Kline, for a large painting that would serve as a room divider in their house in Great Neck, N.Y.

From New York Times Apr. 15, 2010

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