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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.

Origin:
1900–05; perh. alter. of palmette (or < F palmette), employed as an ornament on wood or plaster window cornices

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pelmet
noun
a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing [syn: cornice]

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