EGAVE

valance

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
  2. noun A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
  3. noun A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
  4. noun A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
  5. noun A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
  6. noun The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

Similar words

pelmet cornice valance board valancing bedhanging bedskirt lambrequin velum curtain ventail

Often followed by

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Word family

valanced valances

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