valanced

With hanging fabric

Valanced describes something fitted with or having a valance—a short decorative drape or panel that hangs along the edge of a bed, window, or shelf to conceal the frame or hardware beneath: valanced windows, a valanced bedskirt.

The word appears mainly in furniture and interior design contexts.

window

curtain

Fabric hung for privacy

swag · rod · sheers · panels · tiebacks · pleats · lining · fabric · canopy · dust ruffle

decorative

trim

Remove unwanted edges

  • fringeOutermost edge or margin
  • tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
  • flounceOrnamental gathered fabric strip

ruffle · scallop · embellishment · adornment · edging · piping · braid · gimp · lace · beading

Opposites
decorative covering

valancedbare

Lacking any covering

exposed · uncovered · unadorned · plain · undraped

Family

valance, valances

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G