How to pronounce lambrequin
American English pronunciation
LAM-bruh-kin
- IPA
- /ˈlæmbɹəkɪn/
- Syllables
- LAM · bruh · kin (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What lambrequin means
A short decorative cloth hung along a shelf or window top
In a sentence: A lace lambrequin hung along the kitchen shelf above the jars.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French, from an old Dutch word meaning a little cloth.
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