lambrequin

[ lam-bri-kin, lam-ber- ]

/ ˈlæm brɪ kɪn, ˈlæm bər- /

a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.

a curtain or drapery covering the upper part of an opening, as a door or window, or suspended from a shelf.

Heraldry. mantling.

a band of decoration near the top of the body of a vase.

Origin of lambrequin

1715–25; < French, Middle French < Middle Dutch *lamperken, equivalent to lamper fine translucent cloth + -ken -kin

She sat in her dressing-gown embroidering peonies on a lambrequin and aired her grievances.

The Readjustment |Will Irwin
The modern use of the lambrequin as an ornamental finish to window-curtains is another instance of misapplied decoration.

The Decoration of Houses |Edith Wharton
The seat pads and lambrequin over window are of deep red velvet.

The Art of Interior Decoration |Grace Wood
In one of the upper rooms can be seen a mantel with a lambrequin on it and a clock stopped at twenty minutes after five.

The Johnstown Horror |James Herbert Walker

He said that they were driven just far enough through to hang on the other side like a lambrequin.

Cordwood |Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye

lambrequin

/ (ˈlæmbrɪkɪn, ˈlæmbə-) /

an ornamental hanging covering the edge of a shelf or the upper part of a window or door

(often plural) a scarf worn over a helmet

heraldry another name for mantling

C18: from French, from Dutch lamperkin (unattested), diminutive of lamper veil