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lambrequin definition

lam·bre·quin (lam′brə kin′, -bər-)

noun

  1. a fabric covering for a knight's helmet
  2. ☆ a drapery hanging from a shelf or covering the upper part of a window or doorway

Etymology: Fr < Du *lamperkin < lamper, a veil + -ken, -kin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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