valance (redirected from valences)

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.

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[Middle English.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

valance - a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing cornice, pelmet, valance board framework - a structure supporting or containing something

Translations

valance [ˈvæləns] n (for bed) → volante alrededor de la colcha o sábana que cuelga hasta el suelo

valance [ˈvæləns] n [of bed] → tour m de lit

valance [ˈvæləns] n (of bed) → Volant m

valance [ˈvæləns] n → volant m inv; balza