valance
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 短帷幔，窗帘上端的短幔
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English valance, valans, valaunce, valence, valons. Origin uncertain. Probably from Anglo-Norman valaunce, valence, from valer (“go down, let down”), aphetic form of Old French avaler (“to descend, go down”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
- A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
- A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
- (automotive