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pel·met

 (pĕl′mət)
n. Chiefly British
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pelmet

(ˈpɛlmɪt)
n
an ornamental drapery or board fixed above a window to conceal the curtain rail
[C19: probably from French palmette palm-leaf decoration on cornice moulding; see palmette]
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pel•met

(ˈpɛl mɪt)

n.
a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.
[1900–05; perhaps alter. of palmette (or < French palmette), employed as an ornament on wood or plaster window cornices]
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pelmet

valance
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pelmet - a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casingpelmet - a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
framework - a structure supporting or containing something
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Translations
إفْريز يُغَطّي أعلى النافِذَه
garnýžkryt závěsu záclon
gardinkappe
karnisdrapéria
kappi
karnizas
aizkaru stieņa pārsegs
garniža

pelmet

[ˈpelmɪt] N (Brit) → galería f (para cubrir la barra de las cortinas)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pelmet

[ˈpɛlmɪt] n (British)cantonnière f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pelmet

n (Brit) → Blende f; (of fabric)Falbel f, → Querbehang m
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pelmet

[ˈpɛlmɪt] n (wooden) → cassonetto; (cloth) → mantovana
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pelmet

(ˈpelmit) noun
a strip of cloth, wood etc hiding a curtain rail.
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* Pelmet? Pelmets are narrow boards attached above a window.
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Through illustrations he explains such problematic terms as "pelmet," "dado" and "frieze," and thoroughly describes materials and styles from Arts and Crafts to Art Nouveau.
Paul Tarling used the AMT 235 to deal with several difficult construction tasks, such as joining structural steels to support the concrete roof panels, welding structural columns to base plates, fix steel supports and to secure the struts for a light pelmet.
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