Saturday, May 16, 2015

Word of the day: valance

The word of the day is valance:

  1. short curtain or piece of draperythat is hung from the edge of acanopy, from the frame of bed, etc.
  2. short ornamental piece of draperyplaced across the top of window. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/valance)

"Homey pink, pleated valances framed windows overlooking a courtyard enclosed by the reddish-brown tapestry brick of the old hospital building."

 - Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (2013)

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