valance
Americannoun
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a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
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a short ornamental piece of drapery placed across the top of a window.
noun
Other Word Forms
- valanced adjective
Etymology
Origin of valance
1400–50; late Middle English; perhaps after Valence, French city noted for cloth-making
Example Sentences
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For a clean, custom look, Arnold sometimes likes to hide the curtain rod or track by tucking it behind a valance or crown molding.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023
After surveying their distorted bodies and their impossible reflections in mirrors, my eye wanders off to the framing apparatuses of lavish curtains and valance.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Hybridization is introduced to explain the geometry of bonding orbitals in valance bond theory.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Model ships and colored onion lamps, as well as the valance scalloped like waves that frames the waterfront view, affirm the maritime theme.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 3, 2018
Heavy curtains of raw silk, Turcoman, and canton flannel, with a full valance at the top, are used for the window drapery.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
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