English-Thai Dictionary

valance

N ผ้า หุ้ม เก้าอี้  โต๊ะ หรือ เตียง  ปลอก ผ้า หุ้ม ที่ มี ระบาย  ผ้าคลุม โต๊ะ  เตียง หรือ เก้าอี้  pelmet pa-hum-kao-i-to-rue-tiang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VALANCE

n. The fringes of drapery hanging round the tester and head of a bed.

 

VALANCE

v.t.To decorate with hanging fringes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VALANCE

Val "ance, n. Etym: [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending, hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descent (cf. Avalanche ); but probably from the town of Valence in France. ]

 

1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor. [Written also valence. ] Valance of Venice gold in needlework. Shak.

 

2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

 

VALANCE

Val "ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Valanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Valancing.]

 

Defn: To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery. His old fringed chair valanced around with party-colored worsted bobs. Sterne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

valance

val ance |ˈvaləns, ˈvāləns ˈvæləns | ▶noun a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it. • a length of decorative drapery hung above a window to screen the curtain fittings. • a dust ruffle. DERIVATIVES val anced adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps Anglo-Norman French, from a shortened form of Old French avaler ‘descend ’ (see vail ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

valance

valance |ˈval (ə )ns |(also valence ) ▶noun a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it. • a sheet with a deep pleated or gathered border that is designed to hang down over the mattress and sides of a bed. • chiefly N. Amer. a length of decorative drapery hung above a window to screen the curtain fittings. • a protective panel screening the wheels of a vehicle. DERIVATIVES valanced adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps Anglo-Norman French, from a shortened form of Old French avaler ‘descend ’ (see vail ).

 

French Dictionary

valance

valance FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour cantonnière.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

valance

val ance /vǽləns /名詞 C 1 たれ布 〘寝台 棚などの回りにたれ下げる 〙.2 ｟米 ｠(窓の上部から下げた )飾りカーテン, カーテンの金具隠し (｟英 ｠pelmet ).