lambrequin

American  

[lam-bri-kin, lam-ber-] / ˈlæm brɪ kɪn, ˈlæm bər- /

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.

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lambrequin British  

/ 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. heraldry another name for mantling

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Etymology

Origin of lambrequin

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

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Example Sentences

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lambrequin

A curtain, preferably of some dark color, should be hung on each side, and a lambrequin or valance across the top.

From Entertainments for Home, Church and School by Frederica Seeger

Patricia looked in vain for her grandiose plush-covered chairs, her immaculate "tidies," and the proud yellow lambrequin, embroidered in high relief with white gardenias, which had formerly adorned the mantelpiece.

From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by James Branch Cabell

She glanced at the red lambrequin over the nearest window.

From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis

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

From The Art of Interior Decoration by Grace Wood

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

From The Readjustment by Will Irwin

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