valances
plural of valance
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.
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
6 May 2025
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