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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

/ ˈlæmbə-; ˈlæmbrɪkɪn /

noun

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

      a lambrequin pattern

  2. often plural a scarf worn over a helmet
  3. heraldry another name for mantling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lambrequin1

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

Origin of lambrequin1

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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