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pel·met (pel′mət)

noun

a decorative cornice or valance for concealing the fixtures of curtains or drapes

Etymology: ? altered < Fr palmette, a palm-leaf ornament on a cornice < palme, palm

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