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Webster 1913 Edition
Valance
Val′ance
,Noun.
[Perhaps fr. OF.
avalant
descending, hanging down, p. pr. of avaler
to go down, let down, descend (cf. Avalanche
); but probably from the town of Valence
in France.] 1.
Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor.
[Written also
valence
.] Valance
of Venice gold in needlework. Shakespeare
2.
The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
Val′ance
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Valanced
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Valancing
.] To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.
His old fringed chair
valanced
around with party-colored worsted bobs. Sterne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Valance
VAL'ANCE
,Noun.
The fringes of drapery hanging round the tester and head of a bed.
VAL'ANCE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
valance
valance
English
Alternative forms
- valaunce (obsolete)
Noun
valance (plural valances)
- Short curtain that hangs along the top edge of a window.
- A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
- (bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from the mattress to the floor.
- The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
Synonyms
- (bedding): dust ruffle
Translations
short curtain on top of a window
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decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism
drooping edging of the lid of a trunk