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Definitions for: Valance [n] a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: cornice, pelmet, valance board
See Also: frame, framework, framing
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