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

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lambrequin

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

From The Art of Interior Decoration by Grace Wood

Almost every cottage has specimens of fine art on the walls in the shape of pictures "done" by Jane or Eliza, or embroidery upon lambrequin, portière, or tidy.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Marion Harland

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

He quietly stepped behind the curtains that trailed from the lambrequin over the window, and watched the old man as he came up the stairs.

From The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton