valance
- n a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- Now approaching his parents' great age, Pritchett looks at himself: "A bald man, his fattish face supported by a valance of chins.
- You get the impression that not a tile or a tessera has been laid, not a square inch of valance put in place, without the boss's scrutinizing it.
- For the bottom of the dress, Ryack says, "we used the valance from the curtains and hung it from these curtain rings.