What does "valance" mean?
Valance: The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
Additional senses
- 2.To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery. His old fringed chair valanced around with party-colored worsted bobs. Sterne.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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