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  

/ ˈlæmbə-, ˈlæmbrɪkɪn /

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

Example Sentences

Lambrequin, lam′bre-kin, n. a strip of cloth, leather, &c., hanging from a window, doorway, or mantelpiece, as a drapery: an ornamental covering, as of cloth, attached to a helmet.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Lambrequin: Originally a kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to a helmet to protect and adorn it.

From American Woman's Home by Beecher, Catharine Esther

You see, Paul," Ivo said, "I am Paul Lambrequin now.

From My Fair Planet by Smith, Evelyn E.

I am more Paul Lambrequin than you ever were.

From My Fair Planet by Smith, Evelyn E.

I want you to go on as Paul Lambrequin playing Eric Everard.

From My Fair Planet by Smith, Evelyn E.