Valance

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Valance \Val"ance\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending,
     hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descend
     (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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  valance
       n : a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the
           top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance board},
           {pelmet}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "valance":
     beading, binding, bordering, bordure, edging, fimbria, fimbriation,
     flounce, frill, frilling, fringe, furbelow, galloon, hem, list,
     motif, ruffle, selvage, skirting, trimming, welt