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window treatment

American  
[win-doh treet-muhnt] / ˈwɪn doʊ ˈtrit mənt /

noun

window treatments plural
  1. Architecture. the design of a specific window or a building's windows.

  2. the decorative elements, such as curtains or blinds, used on the interior of windows as part of a general interior design scheme.


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For one instance, a stark room may need a textured window treatment to get some much-needed contrast.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2022

From there, take note of any architectural features that could use the right window treatment as a clever sidekick.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2022

I audibly gasped when I saw Tracee Ellis Ross, who wore a ballooning bubblegum-pink Valentino number that looked like a crinkly, overstuffed window treatment in the absolute best possible way.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2018

A window treatment is dangling from its rod, and the wallpaper is separating from the wall, revealing what seems to be black mold.

From Washington Post Mar. 12, 2018

An able interior decorator could have controlled the over-zealous drapery buyer or she could have found out for herself by a little independent study of proper window treatment for a house of that type.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank

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