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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