VALANCE

valance. Valance, v.t. to adorn or hang with valances

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Val″ance (?), n. [[Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending, hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descend (cf. Avalanche); but probably from the town of Valence in France.]] 1. 1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor. [Written also valence.]
Valance of Venice gold in needlework. Shak. 2. 2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.