"lambrequin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlæmbɹəkɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lambrequin.wav Forms: lambrequins [plural], lambrekin [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French lambrequin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|lambrequin}} French lambrequin Head templates: {{en-noun}} lambrequin (plural lambrequins)
  1. (historical) A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet. Tags: historical
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  2. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, often used as drapery around a coat of arms. Categories (topical): Heraldry Synonyms: mantling
    Sense id: en-lambrequin-en-noun-en:heraldry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 13 24 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 39 14 20 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 32 14 30 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 30 13 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 33 19 19 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 29 20 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 30 17 24 25 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  3. (US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing. Tags: US Synonyms: valance Translations (A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing): драперия (draperija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), lambrequim [masculine] (Portuguese), ламбрекен (lambreken) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lambrequin-en-noun-en:drapery Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 13 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 32 14 30 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 30 13 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 29 20 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 30 17 24 25 Disambiguation of 'A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing': 1 2 91 4 2
  4. (architecture) A decorative architectural element placed along the eaves of a roof, the edges of an overhang, etc. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-lambrequin-en-noun-en:architectural_element Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 13 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 32 14 30 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 30 13 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 29 20 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 30 17 24 25 Topics: architecture
  5. (ceramics) A border pattern with draped effect. Categories (topical): Ceramics
    Sense id: en-lambrequin-en-noun-en:ceramics Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 13 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 32 14 30 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 30 13 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 29 20 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 30 17 24 25 Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.