/lam"bri kin, lam"beuhr-/ , n.
1. a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
2. a curtain or drapery covering the upper part of an opening, as a door or window, or suspended from a shelf.
3. Heraldry. mantling.
4. a band of decoration near the top of the body of a vase.
[ 1715-25; lamperken, equiv. to lamper fine translucent cloth + - ken -KIN ]