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Definition of VALANCE

Valance
Valance Val"ance, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending, hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descent (cf. Avalanche); but probably from the town of Valence in France.] 1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor. [Written also valence.] Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak. 2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
Valance
Valance Val"ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Valanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Valancing.] To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery. His old fringed chair valanced around with party-colored worsted bobs. --Sterne.

Meaning of VALANCE from wikipedia

- professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian and British former actress, singer and model, and a right-wing political activist. Valance became well known...
- Look up valance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Valance is a decorative apron used to conceal mechanical or structural framework for aesthetic purposes...
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (/ˈvæləns/) is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart. The screenplay...
- Olympia Montana Valance (born 7 January 1993) is an Australian actress and model, whose roles include Paige Smith in the soap opera Neighbours (2014–2018...
- Stella Soleil in 2001, which was itself covered by Australian actress Holly Valance in 2002. As Tarkan's first major single, the song is generally considered...
- Spencer (10 April 1936 – 12 June 2020), known professionally as Ricky Valance, was a Welsh pop singer. He was best known for the UK number one single...
- In chemistry and physics, valence electrons are electrons in the outermost s**** of an atom, and that can parti****te in the formation of a chemical bond...
- A window valance (or pelmet in the UK) is a form of window treatment that covers the uppermost part of the window and can be hung alone or paired with...
- "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was released by Gene Pitney in 1962. It spent 13 w****s on...
- published in June 2011. The book tells the story of a minor poet, Cecil Valance, who is killed in the First World War. In 1913, he visits a Cambridge friend...