pelmet

[ pel-mit ]

noun
  1. a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.

Origin of pelmet

1
1900–05; perhaps alteration of palmette (or <French palmette), employed as an ornament on wood or plaster window cornices

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British Dictionary definitions for pelmet

pelmet

/ (ˈpɛlmɪt) /


noun
  1. an ornamental drapery or board fixed above a window to conceal the curtain rail

Origin of pelmet

1
C19: probably from French palmette palm-leaf decoration on cornice moulding; see palmette

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