Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.
Source: wiktionary
Valance
//ˈvæləns//
Synonyms for "valance" (31 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (15)
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Translations
12 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- драперия noun (short curtain on top of a window)
Czech
1 entries- záclonka noun (short curtain on top of a window)
Finnish
4 entries- helma noun (short, decorative edging of a mattress)
- helma noun (short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.)
- helmalakana noun (short, decorative edging of a mattress)
- kappa noun (short curtain on top of a window)
Hebrew
1 entries- וילונית noun (short curtain on top of a window)
Russian
2 entries- по́лог noun (short, decorative edging of a mattress)
- сваг noun (short curtain on top of a window)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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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