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

Mrs. Cole's stained and spotted lambrequin became more offensive than ever, and the industrious hands of Maggie, which did much more than merely to pass things at table, were now less easy to endure.

From Under the Skylights by Fuller, Henry Blake

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

From The Readjustment by Irwin, Will

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 Seeger, Frederica

She glanced at the red lambrequin over the nearest window.

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

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

From The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West by Rogers, William Henry Hamilton