Valance /(?)/

Val·ance

Valance

n.
  1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor.
    Valance of Venice gold in needlework.
  2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

Valance

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Valanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Valancing

  1. To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.
    His old fringed chair valanced around with party-colored worsted bobs.