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LAMBREQUIN
lambrequin
(noun) short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
lambrequin
(noun) a scarf that covers a knight’s helmet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lambrequin (plural lambrequins)
A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance (North America only).
An ornamental hanging over upper part of window or along the edge of a shelf.
A border pattern with draped effect used in ceramics.
A covering for a helmet.
(heraldry) In heraldry, drapery attached to a helmet.
Source: Wiktionary
Lam"bre*quin, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Lamboys, Label.]
1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.
2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. Wilhelm.
3. A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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