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valance

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val·ance  (vlns, vlns)
n.
1. An ornamental drapery hung across a top edge, as of a bed, table, or canopy.
2. A short drapery, decorative board, or metal strip mounted especially across the top of a window to conceal structural fixtures.
tr.v. val·anced, val·anc·ing, val·anc·es
To supply with valances or a valance.

[Middle English.]

valance [val-lenss]
Noun
a short piece of decorative material hung round the edge of a bed or above a window [perhaps after Valence in SE France]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.valancevalance - a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
framework - a structure supporting or containing something
Translations
Spanish valance [ˈvæləns] n (for bed) → volante alrededor de la colcha o sábana que cuelga hasta el suelo
French valance [ˈvæləns] n [of bed] → tour m de lit
German valance [ˈvæləns] n (of bed) → Volant m
Italian valance [ˈvæləns] nvolant m inv; balza

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When young Amory de Valance was here last Lammastide he looked kindly upon the girl, and even spoke of taking her into his service.
The farther end of the room was completely filled by a four-post bedstead, with a scalloped valance for decoration.
Large valances of silk, embroidered with flowers of gay colors, which were rather faded, fell from the wide windows; the fittings of the room were simple, but in excellent taste.
 
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