Antonyms for valance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : val-uh ns, vey-luh ns

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæl əns, ˈveɪ ləns

Definition of valance

Origin : piece of drapery, mid-15c., from Anglo-French *valance, from valer "go down," variant of Old French avaler; or possibly from the plural of Old French avalant, from present participle of avaler "go down." The notion is of something "hanging down."

As in curtain : noun window covering
As in frame : noun skeleton, casing

Example sentences :

Paddy howled, and I lifted a corner of the valance to see what was transpiring.
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

He sat kicking his heels against the valance of the bed, and thinking.
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

Scott stooped, and raised the valance with the greatest precaution.
Extract from : « The Manor House School » by Angela Brazil

Also she walked around the valance, counting its birds of paradise.
Extract from : « Georgina of the Rainbows » by Annie Fellows Johnston

Valance, the drapery or fringe hanging round the cover of a bed, couch, or other similar article.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher

The dull, black, frowsy outline of the valance above me was within an inch of being parallel with his waist.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V » by Various

Make a valance of the same material, gathering the cretonne so as to form a heading at the top, and tack it around the box.
Extract from : « The Boy Craftsman » by A. Neely Hall

Faded calico covered the seat, a valance of the same hung about the legs; two of the upright spindles were missing from the back.
Extract from : « When Grandmamma Was New » by Marion Harland

Valance, s. (possibly) sign of Zodiac opposite the mansion of a planet, 4.
Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes » by Geoffrey Chaucer

Christina looked along his arm, along the lifted revolver, to what was now only a dark opening in the valance.
Extract from : « "Persons Unknown" » by Virginia Tracy

Synonyms for valance

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