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valance

[val-uhns, vey-luhns] / ˈvæl əns, ˈveɪ ləns /




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The truck is believed to have a red front bumper, a lower valance air deflector, black rims and a black bed cover.

From Los Angeles Times

There was the stripping of window treatments, curtains, valances and mahogany wood floors, which she had lightened.

From Seattle Times

This can be achieved with soffit or valance lighting, or even plug-in torchier floor lamps that bounce light off the ceiling.

From Seattle Times

Model ships and colored onion lamps, as well as the valance scalloped like waves that frames the waterfront view, affirm the maritime theme.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Great Chamber bedroom features cushioned window seats, a lovely canopy bed with yellow valances highlighted in red and green, and a wooden highboy.

From Washington Post