About The Word Valance
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Valance
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What's The Definition Of Valance?
[n] a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Valance: cornice | pelmet | valance board Related Terms | Find terms related to Valance: See Also | frame | framework | framing Valance In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. |
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