lambrequin

[lam-bri-kin, lam-ber-]

noun

a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
a curtain or drapery covering the upper part of an opening, as a door or window, or suspended from a shelf.
Heraldry. mantling.

a band of decoration near the top of the body of a vase.

Origin of lambrequin

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

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Examples from the Web for lambrequin

Historical Examples of lambrequin

In one of the upper rooms could be seen a mantel with a lambrequin on it and a clock stopped at twenty minutes after five.
The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror
Various
He said that they were driven just far enough through to hang on the other side like a lambrequin.
Cordwood
Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye
At his feet is a ball; and under his head, which is uncovered, a helmet with crest and lambrequin.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 115, January 10, 1852
Various
A big man with a lambrequin mustache was filling the rear seat measurably well.
When Egypt Went Broke
Holman Day
She sat in her dressing-gown embroidering peonies on a lambrequin and aired her grievances.
The Readjustment
Will Irwin

British Dictionary definitions for lambrequin

lambrequin

noun

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
(often plural) a scarf worn over a helmet
heraldry another name for mantling

Word Origin for lambrequin

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

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