VALANCE
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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.]
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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.]
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Valance of Venice gold in needlework.
Shak.
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2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
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Val"ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Valanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Valancing (?).] To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.
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His old fringed chair valanced around with party-colored worsted bobs.
Sterne.
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