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valance |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Valance \Val"ance\, n. [Perhaps fr OF avalant descending, hanging down p. pr of avaler to go down let down descent (cf. {Avalanche}); but probably from the town of Valence in France.] 1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor. [Written also {valence}.] Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak. 2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Valance \Val"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valanced}; p. pr & vb n. {Valancing}.] To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery. His old fringed chair valanced around with party-colored worsted bobs. --Sterne. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: valance n : a decorative heading to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance board}, {pelmet}]
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