valance

val·ance

V0007900 (văl′əns, vā′ləns)n.1. An ornamental drapery hung across a top edge, as of a bed, table, or canopy.2. A short drapery, decorative board, or metal strip mounted especially across the top of a window to conceal structural fixtures.tr.v. val·anced, val·anc·ing, val·anc·es To supply with valances or a valance.

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[Middle English.]

valance

(ˈvæləns) n (Textiles) a short piece of drapery hung along a shelf, canopy, or bed, or across a window, to hide structural detail[C15: perhaps named after Valence, France, town noted for its textiles] ˈvalanced adj

val•ance

(ˈvæl əns, ˈveɪ ləns)

n. 1. a short ornamental piece of drapery, wood, metal, etc., placed across the top of a window. 2. a short curtain or piece of drapery hung from the edge of a canopy, the frame of a bed, etc. [1400–50; late Middle English; perhaps after Valence, French city noted for cloth-making] val′anced, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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valance - a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casingcornice, pelmet, valance boardframework - a structure supporting or containing something

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