LAMBREQUIN


Meaning of LAMBREQUIN in English

[ 'lambrɪkɪn ]

■ noun

1》 N. Amer. a short piece of drapery hung over the top of a door or window or draped from a mantelpiece.

2》 a cloth covering the back of a medieval knight's helmet, represented in heraldry as the mantling.

Origin

C18: from Fr., from Du. dimin. of lamper 'veil'.

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