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valance
noun
A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- V
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ALANC
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈvæləns/
Meaning
Definitions
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.
(bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from the mattress to the floor.
The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
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