valance
/ˈvæləns/(亦作valence)
noun
1- a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it床幔子。
1.1
- a sheet with a deep pleated or gathered border that is designed to hang down over the mattress and sides of a bed（荡在床或垫四周有褶皱的）短帷幔, 挂布。
1.2
- a length of decorative drapery hung above a window to screen the curtain fittings窗帘上端短幔。
1.3
- a protective panel screening the wheels of a vehicle轮箍罩板。
派生词
valanced
adjective词源
late Middle English: perhaps Anglo-Norman French, from a shortened form of Old French avaler 'descend' （see VAIL）.