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noun
1.
a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
2.
a curtain or drapery covering the upper part of an opening, as a door or window, or suspended from a shelf.
3.
Heraldry. mantling.
4.
a band of decoration near the top of the body of a vase.
Origin:
1715–25; < French, Middle French < Middle Dutch *lamperken, equivalent to lamper fine translucent cloth + -ken -kin
1715–25; < French, Middle French < Middle Dutch *lamperken, equivalent to lamper fine translucent cloth + -ken -kin
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Lambrequin
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| lambrequin (ˈlæmbrɪkɪn, ˈlæmbə-) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an ornamental hanging covering the edge of a shelf or the upper part of a window or door |
| 2. | a. a border pattern giving a draped effect, used on ceramics, etc |
| b. (as modifier): a lambrequin pattern | |
| 3. | (often plural) a scarf worn over a helmet |
| 4. | heraldry another name for mantling |
| [C18: from French, from Dutch lamperkin (unattested), diminutive of lamper veil] | |
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