ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
: having social or economic standing : fashionable — often used to imply ostentation or pushing parvenu traits; compare shanty
stickin' up his nose and actin' like he was highbrow, lace-curtain Irish — J.T.Farrell
full of fine writing and lace-curtain English — Malcolm Cowley