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Definition of lambrequin

Lambrequin
Lambrequin Lam"bre*quin, n. [F. Cf. Lamboys, Label.] 1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat. 2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. --Wilhelm. 3. A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.
lambrequin
Mantling Man"tling, n. (Her.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin.

Meaning of lambrequin from wikipedia

- Look up lambrequin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lambrequin is a French word for various applications of textiles. and in English may refer to:...
- The lambrequin arch, also known as (or related to) the muqarnas arch, is a type of arch with an ornate profile of lobes and points. It is especially characteristic...
- feathers and three lambrequins, a count a toque with five feathers and two lambrequins, a baron three feathers and one lambrequin, a knight only one ostrich...
- In heraldry, mantling or "lambrequin" (its name in French) is drapery tied to the helmet above the shield. In paper heraldry it is a depiction of the protective...
- along the intrados (inside surfaces) of the arch. Lambrequin arches in the Mosque of Tinmal A lambrequin arch with muqarnas in the Madrasa al-Attarine, Fes...
- Baptist, Ghiberti emplo**** lambrequin arches to frame the central subject. Gentile's altarpiece includes three of these lambrequin arches atop the painting...
- Jerusalem to the one that uses as shaft a lance of the same color, the lambrequins are of gold and blue alternated. The blue field means loyalty and serenity...
- from this garment that the phrase "coat of arms" is derived. Also the lambrequin, or mantling, that depends from the helmet and frames the shield in modern...
- intrados (inner surfaces) of the arch. Lambrequin arches in the Mosque of Tinmal (mid-12th century) A lambrequin or "muqarnas" arch with muqarnas decoration...
- mihrab (2015 photo) Lambrequin arches in the southern aisle of the mosque Sebka and other decorative motifs under one of the lambrequin arches next to the...