LAMBREQUINS

Noun

lambrequins

plural of lambrequin

Source: Wiktionary


LAMBREQUIN

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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