Look up: lambrequin

1. lambrequin
   [n] - a scarf that covers a knight`s helmet 2. [n] - short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
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2. lambrequin
   A design based on a pendent drapery effect. The word originally described a scarf worn across a knight's helmet which was stylised in heraldic designs as the mantel around a coat of arms. In the latter part of the 17thC, the French applied the term to swagged or festooned drapery. The theme was adapted by furniture-makers and carved on picture and …
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3. Lambrequin
   Lam'bre·quin noun [ French Confer Lamboys , Label .] 1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat. 2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. Wilhelm. 3. A ...
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4. lambrequin
   noun short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
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5. Lambrequin
   • (n.) A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. • (n.) A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat. • (n.) A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain f...
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6. Lambrequin
   A cornice that completely frames a window.
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7. lambrequin
   a cornice that completely frames the window; sometimes used interchangeably with valance or cantonniere
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8. Lambrequin
   A deeply scalloped fringe-like ornament common in late 17thC French decorative arts introduced to England by Daniel Marot.
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9. lambrequin
   
   • a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
   • short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing
   
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10. Lambrequin
    Lambrequin was originally a material covering worn over a helmet. It is now a term applied to a short piece of drapery hung over the top of a door or window.
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11. Lambrequin
    A lambrequin is a strip of leather or metal suspended from the waist as flexible armour for the thighs. A skirt of lambrequins was a popular part of the Roman soldier's armour.
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12. lambrequin
    A design based on a pendent drapery effect. The word originally described a scarf worn across a knight's helmet which was stylised in heraldic designs as the mantel around a coat of arms. In the latter part of the 17thC, the French applied the term to swagged or festooned drapery. The theme was adap...
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