Dreye權威釋義

n.

床沿掛布；帷幔；掛布
Something has been dropped on the floor and rolled beneath the valance of the bed.
有一樣東西掉到地板上又滾到床沿掛布的下面。
窗簾上部的短幔（或框架）
The iron rod supporting the valances was bent in an arc.
掛窗簾上部短幔的鐵棍彎成了個弓形。

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以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ˈval(ə)ns/

n.

a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed to screen the structure or space beneath it.

▸a sheet with a gathered border designed to hang down over the mattress and sides of a bed.

▸chiefly N. Amer. a length of decorative drapery screening the curtain fittings above a window.

ME: perh. Anglo-Norman Fr., from a shortened form of OFr. avaler (see vail).

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》