cornice, valance, valance board, pelmet
(noun) a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
valance (plural valances)
A short curtain that usually 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.
• (bedding): dust ruffle, bedskirt
Source: Wiktionary
Val"ance, n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending, hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descent (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. Shak.
2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
Val"ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Valanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Valancing.]
Definition: To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery. His old fringed chair valanced around with party-colored worsted bobs. Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
