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Meaning
noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
originFrom Middle English valance, valans, valaunce, valence, valons. Origin uncertain. Probably from Anglo-Norman valaunce, valence, from valer (“go down, let down”), aphetic form of Old French avaler (“to descend, go down”).
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