English Dictionary

valance

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvæləns/

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

窓の上端に沿って下げられる短いカーテン / 窓上部のカーテン装置を隠すための装飾的な枠組み

She sewed a floral valance to brighten the kitchen window.

彼女はキッチンの窓を明るくするために、窓の上部にかかる花柄の短いカーテンを縫った。

意味（1）

A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.

Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.

意味（2）

A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.

意味（3）

(bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from beneath the mattress to the floor used to conceal the boxspring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.

意味（4）

A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.

Mortally insulted, Jasper went under the couch, where he remained with only his nose showing beneath the valance, emitting little world-weary groans at intervals, and refusing to come out for cake.

意味（5）

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

valances （ plural ）