spec. A border of drapery hanging round the canopy of a bed; in later use, a short curtain around the frame of a bedstead, etc., serving to screen…

? A hanging for the front of a bed. Obsolete.

A valance fixed to the frame of a bed so as to conceal the legs.

A piece of cloth placed or hung over the head of a (four-posted) bed, typically attached to the tester or canopy. Now historical.

A piece of drapery fixed to the frame of a bed (or, in early use, suspended from the canopy), usually in ornamental folds or pleats, so as to conceal…

Probably: a valance fixed to the frame of a bed so as to conceal the legs. Cf. pand, n.

A hanging curtain or valance round a bed; = pand, n.

(See quots.)Obsolete.

Valour, courage; = valiance, n. 1. Obsolete.

Originally: a curtain for the foot of a bed. In later use: the footboard or end section of a bed.

A valance.