different between valance vs lambrequin

English

Alternative forms

• valaunce (obsolete)
• valence
• vallance (obsolete)

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Probably from Anglo-Norman valaunce, valence, from valer (“go down, let down”), aphetic form of Old French avaler (“to descend, go down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?væl?ns/
• Rhymes: -æl?ns

Noun

valance (plural valances)

1. A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
   • 1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism (page 27)

     Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.

2. A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
3. (bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from beneath the mattress to the floor used to conceal the boxspring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
4. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

Synonyms

• (bedding): dust ruffle, bedskirt, bed ruffle

Derived terms

• valanced

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• lambrekin

Etymology

Borrowed from French lambrequin.

Noun

lambrequin (plural lambrequins)

1. A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance (North America only).
2. An ornamental hanging over upper part of window or along the edge of a shelf.
3. A border pattern with draped effect used in ceramics.
4. A covering for a helmet.
5. (heraldry) In heraldry, drapery attached to a helmet.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??.b??.k??/

Noun

lambrequin m (plural lambrequins)

1. lambrequin (all senses)
2. (heraldry) mantling

Descendants

• ? English: lambrequin
• ? Russian: ????????? (lambreken)

Further reading

• “lambrequin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).