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Definition of Lambrequin
1. Noun. A scarf that covers a knight's helmet.
2. Noun. Short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing.
Definition of Lambrequin
1. n. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.
Definition of Lambrequin
1. Noun. A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance.;an ornamental hanging over upper part of window or along the edge of a shelf; border pattern with draped effect used in ceramics; covering for helmet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lambrequin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lambrequin
Literary usage of Lambrequin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia of Ceramics by William Percival Jervis (1902)
"For ROUEN DISH X lambrequin. a time the productions were imitations merely, but
in 1673 Louis Poterat, son of Edme Poterat, obtained a fresh privilege, ..."
2. German Book-plates: An Illustrated Handbook of German & Austrian Exlibris by Karl Emich Leiningen-Westerburg (1901)
"If. a shield with a helmet is represented, the latter must always be provided
with crest and lambrequin. SUPPORTERS are not an essential part of ..."
3. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1852)
"1 is distinguished for the peculiar elegance of the cornice and lambrequin ; the
first having wreaths of fine design and execution surmounting the heavy ..."
4. De Luxe Illustrated Catalogue of the Extensive and Very Valuable Artistic ...by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association by Luigi Orselli, Horace Townsend, American Art Association (1921)
"534—FLORENTINE VELVET lambrequin Seventeenth Century Rectangular shape, ...
536—GENOESE VELVET lambrequin Sixteenth Century Rectangular shape, with scrolled ..."
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