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Meanings of pelmet in English

Catalan
sanefa
Spanish
cenefa

A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing.

        sanefa
        Russian
        ламбрекен

        Stiff valance with a shaped lower border.

              ламбрекен
              Synonyms
              Examples for "cornice"
              Examples for "cornice"
              1
              Original features like fireplaces, plasterwork and and cornice work await new owners.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Rodney was standing upon the cornice at the top of the window.
              The Moneychangers
              3
              They rested upon the mosaic figures of two evangelists above the cornice.
              The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2
              4
              The gilt cornice at the top of her bedroom window was hollow.
              The Lost Lady of Lone
              5
              On one side, its cornice had an obvious and ominously large crack.
              The Irish Times
              1
              It had high posts and curtains and valance of pale-blue flowered chintz.
              A Little Girl in Old Boston
              2
              Mustang GT with a Shelby scoop, flared deck lid, and front valance.
              Love, life and linguine
              3
              Fifteen minutes in the spring valance is worth tons of gold.'
              Don't Cry Tai Lake
              4
              He sat kicking his heels against the valance of the bed, and thinking.
              Despair's Last Journey
              5
              Also she walked around the valance, counting its birds of paradise.
              Georgina of the Rainbows
              Usage of pelmet in English
              1
              The drapes were closed and had a ruffled pelmet made from the same fabric.
              Nothing to lose
              2
              Proper curtains with tiebacks, a pelmet and frilled edges.
              The blood spilt
              3
              Do you know your pelmet from your parquet?
              The Irish Times
              4
              Miu Miu also reinforces the trend for below-the-knee pencil skirts while Isabel Marant offers pelmet skirts -minis layered over leggings.
              The Irish Times
              5
              The scutigera meanwhile, deciding it could not move the moth, lay draped over it like a pelmet, sucking out its vital juices.
              The corfu trilogy
              6
              The spellfire flared, blue flames licking around the pelmet, and in its livid glare Fern's face, too, looked blue, pinched with effort.
              The witch queen
              7
              Kathy Lette wears a slick of bright-red lipstick and a skirt so short that she cheerfully refers to it as a "pussy pelmet".
              The Irish Times
              8
              Alongside this tomboy vamp look, Cheryl's predominant uniform has been a series of pelmet short, very structured mini-gowns that one might dub "power dresses".
              The Guardian
              9
              I started with all sorts of pelmets when we moved in, even swags.
              The gathering
              10
              The pattering upon the plastic roof of my palatial trailer (it has pelmets) has stopped!
              Nanny mcphee and the big bang
              11
              I searched behind the curtains and in the pelmets, even though these had predominantly been behind Bill as he sat in the chair.
              Under orders
              Translations for pelmet
              Spanish
              cenefa
              Pelmet through the time