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Valance
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lambrequin
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Word definitions for lambrequin in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance. 2 An ornamental hanging over upper part of window or along the edge of a shelf. n. 1 A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mantling \Man"tling\, n. (Her.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a scarf that covers a knight's helmet short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
Usage examples of lambrequin.
A lambrequin of purple sarsenet hung down from the back of the helm, embroidered with tiny gold trefoils.
The streamers decorating these shafts fluttered out horizontally over the nodding plumage of the knights' helmets, the gently blowing lambrequins of gold and silver tissue attached to the backs of their helms, mantling their shoulders.