[ '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'.