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

He said that they were driven just far enough through to hang on the other side like a lambrequin.

From Cordwood by Bill Nye

A trooper caught his huge cavalry spurs in the meshes of a lace curtain in one of the parlors and brought down cornice, lambrequin, and all with a crash.

From The Storm Centre by Mary Noailles Murfree

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

He spent a few moments in flourishing his clothes and then vanished, without having glanced at the lambrequin.

From Maggie, a Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane

I looked back with affectionate contempt to the art I had known in my youth, to the Rogers group, Lady Washington's ball, Lincoln and his cabinet, the lambrequin and the worsted motto.

From David Malcolm by Nelson Lloyd

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