— valanced , adj.
/val"euhns, vay"leuhns/ , n.
1. a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
2. a short ornamental piece of drapery placed across the top of a window.
[ 1400-50; late ME; perh. after VALENCE, French city noted for cloth-making ]