Lambrequin
/ˈlæmbɹəkɪn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet. historical
"'Twere as easy to woo the snow-dame that we shaped last winter in our castle yard. I did but ask her yesternight for her green veil, that I might bear it as a token or lambrequin upon my helm."
- 2 short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing wordnet
- 3 A heraldic representation of such an item, often used as drapery around a coat of arms.
- 4 a scarf that covers a knight's helmet wordnet
- 5 A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing. US
"Lambrequins dependent from gaudy boxings of beaten tin, gilded."
Show 2 more definitions
- 6 A decorative architectural element placed along the eaves of a roof, the edges of an overhang, etc.
- 7 A border pattern with draped effect.
Example
More examples"'Twere as easy to woo the snow-dame that we shaped last winter in our castle yard. I did but ask her yesternight for her green veil, that I might bear it as a token or lambrequin upon my helm."
Etymology
Borrowed from French lambrequin, from Middle French lambequin, from Middle Dutch lepperkijn, lappekijn, from Old Dutch lappakīn (“little cloth”). Compare modern English lapkin.