valance
noun
a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
valanced
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a word derived from
valance.
Example Sentences
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When it comes to regional and nationalistic nomenclature, Dr. Kawahara said that these kinds of names “definitely, definitely” lead to a more emotionally valanced perception of species.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
The walls had been paneled with varnished pine board in which the knots shone luminously; Susan Marie’s curtains were of a clean, smooth yellow, tied off crisply behind careful bows, ruffled, valanced, and undertiered.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
It was of purple silk, valanced with gold embroidery, having the chords of the same rich materials.
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
Our passports duly conned over, the functionary, with a sour glance at our valanced faces, inquired if we had letters for any one in the island.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various
This heterogeneous and swarming city, planted in ruined fields whose straight or winding ruts are stiffening in the heat, is already broadly valanced with rubbish and dung.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Fitzwater Wray
