French valance

French valance
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  • valance — (also valence) ► NOUN 1) a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed to screen the structure or space beneath it. 2) a length of decorative drapery screening the curtain fittings above a window. DERIVATIVES valanced… …   English terms dictionary

  • Valance — Recorded in the spellings of Valance, Vallance and Vallens, this unusual and interesting name was early in both England and Scotland, but is ultimately of French origins. It is locational from the town of Valence in the departement of Drome, or… …   Surnames reference

  • valance — noun Etymology: Middle English valaunce, from Anglo French valence, probably from valer to lower more at vail Date: 15th century 1. a drapery hung along the edge of a bed, table, altar, canopy, or shelf 2. a short drapery or wood or metal frame… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • valance — valanced, adj. /val euhns, vay leuhns/, n. 1. a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc. 2. a short ornamental piece of drapery placed across the top of a window. [1400 50; late ME;… …   Universalium

  • valance — val•ance [[t]ˈvæl əns, ˈveɪ ləns[/t]] n. 1) fur a short ornamental piece of drapery, wood, metal, etc., placed across the top of a window 2) fur a short curtain or piece of drapery hung from the edge of a canopy, the frame of a bed, etc •… …   From formal English to slang

  • valance — /ˈvæləns / (say valuhns) noun 1. a short curtain or piece of dependent drapery, as at the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed to the floor, etc. 2. → pelmet. 3. → beaver panel. {late Middle English; ? from Old French avaler descend, from à… …  

  • val|ance — «VAL uhns», noun. 1. a short, decorative drapery over the top of a window. 2. a short curtain, such as one hanging from the canopy of a bed or from the mattress to the floor: »An iron bedstead (no valance of course), and hair mattress (Florence… …   Useful english dictionary

  • valanced — valance (also valence) ► NOUN 1) a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed to screen the structure or space beneath it. 2) a length of decorative drapery screening the curtain fittings above a window. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

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  • Mein Liebling Clementine — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Faustrecht der Prärie Originaltitel: My Darling Clementine Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1946 Länge: 92 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • My Darling Clementine — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Faustrecht der Prärie Originaltitel: My Darling Clementine Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1946 Länge: 92 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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