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Valance

//ˈvæləns// noun

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Noun

1
A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
"Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal."
2
a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing wordnet
3
A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
4
A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
5
A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
"Mortally insulted, Jasper went under the couch, where he remained with only his nose showing beneath the valance, emitting little world-weary groans at intervals, and refusing to come out for cake."

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6
A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
7
The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

Etymology

From Middle English valance, valans, valaunce, valence, valons. Origin uncertain. Probably from Anglo-Norman valaunce, valence, from valer (“go down, let down”), aphetic form of Old French avaler (“to descend, go down”).

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