valance
IPA: vˈæɫʌns
noun
- A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
- 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.
- A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
- (automotive) A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
- The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
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Examples of "valance" in Sentences
- I'd like to have valances on these new windows.
- A novel valance support is disclosed and described.
- It is seen to have both ethnic and political valance.
- The valance also serves to visually shorten the windows.
- The cyborg in question was a bounty hunter named Valance.
- The bracket also provides for attaching a valance thereover.
- Above these figures is a valance of beads hanging in festoons.
- A valance was fitted over the valve gear on the front platform.
- She also dressed up the living room with a swag valance to soften the look.
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