lambrequin

[ lam-bri-kin, lam-ber- ]

noun

1. a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
2. a curtain or drapery covering the upper part of an opening, as a door or window, or suspended from a shelf.
3. Heraldry. mantling.
4. a band of decoration near the top of the body of a vase.

lambrequin

/ ˈlæmbrɪkɪn; ˈlæmbə- /

noun

1. an ornamental hanging covering the edge of a shelf or the upper part of a window or door
2. 1. a border pattern giving a draped effect, used on ceramics, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      a lambrequin pattern

3. often plural a scarf worn over a helmet
4. See mantling
   heraldry another name for mantling

Word History and Origins

Origin of lambrequin¹

1715–25; < French, Middle French < Middle Dutch *lamperken, equivalent to lamper fine translucent cloth + -ken -kin

Word History and Origins

Origin of lambrequin¹

C18: from French, from Dutch lamperkin (unattested), diminutive of lamper veil

Example Sentences

She sat in her dressing-gown embroidering peonies on a lambrequin and aired her grievances.

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The modern use of the lambrequin as an ornamental finish to window-curtains is another instance of misapplied decoration.

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In one of the upper rooms can be seen a mantel with a lambrequin on it and a clock stopped at twenty minutes after five.

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The seat pads and lambrequin over window are of deep red velvet.

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The knight's head appears to have rested on a helmet with lambrequin, and an animal was at his feet.

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