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
- 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
- anatomy
- architecture
- blind
- body
- build
- cage
- carcass
- construction
- decoration
- drape
- drapery
- enclosure
- fabric
- film
- flounce
- form
- framework
- fringe
- groundwork
- hanging
- hem
- jalousie
- mount
- mounting
- oleo
- outline
- physique
- portiere
- rag
- roller
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- scheme
- screen
- setting
- shade
- shell
- shield
- shroud
- shutter
- stage
- structure
- support
- system
- trim
- trimming
- truss
- valance
- veil
- Venetian blind
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