valance
n. 短帷幔, 窗帘上端的短幔
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A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
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A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
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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.
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A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
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A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
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The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
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From Middle English valance, valans, valaunce, valence, valons. Origin uncertain. Probably from Anglo-Norman valaunce, valence, from valer (“go down, let down”), aphetic form of Old French avaler (“to descend, go down”).
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