Found 2 items, similar to valance.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: valance
valance
n : a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the
top of a window casing [syn:
cornice,
valance board,
pelmet]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Valance
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.]
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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.]
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Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak.
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2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers
the joint when the lid is closed.
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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.
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His old fringed chair valanced around with
party-colored worsted bobs. --Sterne.
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