/
ˈlambrɪkɪn/
n.
- N. Amer. a short piece of drapery hung over the top of a door or window or draped from a mantelpiece.
- a cloth covering the back of a medieval knight's helmet, represented in heraldry as the mantling.
Etymology
C18: from Fr., from Du. dimin. of lamper ‘veil’.
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