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valance

noun

/ˈvæləns/

Meaning

A decorative drapery hung across the top of a window or bed.

She chose a floral valance to match the curtains in her bedroom.

drape, curtain topper, window treatment, canopy

bare window, plain curtain

window valance, bed valance, decorative valance, fabric valance

Income, especially when of a company or organization.

a person or thing that protects someone or something

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food; a single seed of a cereal

a mammal with webbed feet that lives near water and feeds on fish

A person whom one does not know.