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Definition of: valance
(val′əns, vā′ləns) noun
1. A drapery hanging from the tester of a bedstead.
2. A short, full drapery across the top of a window.
3. A damask used for upholstering.
—v.t. ·anced, ·anc·ing To furnish with or as with drapery, or a valance. [Prob. <OF avalant, ppr. of avaler descend]
—val′anced adjective
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