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lambrequin

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lam·bre·quin  (lmbr-kn, -br-kn)
n.
1. A short ornamental drapery for the top of a window or door or the edge of a shelf.
2. A heavy protective cloth worn over a helmet in medieval times.
[French, probably from Dutch *lamperkijn, diminutive of Middle Dutch lamper, veil.]
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Noun1.lambrequinlambrequin - a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
scarf - a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
2.lambrequin - short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
hanging, wall hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"


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She spent some of her week's pay in the purchase of flowered cretonne for a lambrequin.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
I did but ask her yesternight for her green veil, that I might bear it as a token or lambrequin upon my helm; but she flashed out at me that she kept it for a better man, and then all in a breath asked pardon for that she had spoke so rudely.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Skidder to himself, putting his feet up against the lambrequins and disappearing in a cloud of smoke like an aerial cuttlefish.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
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