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pel·met

   [pel-mit]
noun
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
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Origin:
1900–05; perhaps alteration of palmette (or < French palmette), employed as an ornament on wood or plaster window cornices
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pelmet (ˈpɛlmɪt)
 
—n
an ornamental drapery or board fixed above a window to conceal the curtain rail
 
[C19: probably from French palmette palm-leaf decoration on cornice moulding; see palmette]

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