valance

valance
[ˈval(ə)ns]
(亦作 valence)
noun
  1. 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
    床幔子
    ■a sheet with a deep pleated or gathered border that is designed to hang down over the mattress and sides of a bed
    (荡在床或垫四周有褶皱)短帷幔,挂布
    ■a length of decorative drapery hung above a window to screen the curtain fittings
    窗帘上端短幔
    ■a protective panel screening the wheels of a vehicle
    轮箍罩,板
派生
valanced
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps Anglo-Norman French, from a shortened form of Old French avaler 'descend' (see vail)
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