See valance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "сваг"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism",
"word": "verholauta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism",
"word": "kappalauta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "short, decorative edging of a mattress",
"word": "helma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "short, decorative edging of a mattress",
"word": "helmalakana"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pólog",
"sense": "short, decorative edging of a mattress",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "по́лог"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.",
"word": "helma"
}
],
"word": "valance"
}
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