"valance" meaning in All languages combined

See valance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvæləns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-valance.wav [UK] Forms: valance, valances [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A curtain that is hung from a covering / bed / etc.
    Sense id: simple-valance-en-noun-J~-KNHWJ
  2. A curtain that is hung on the top of a window for a decoration.
    Sense id: simple-valance-en-noun-KFsYBpDc
     
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