How to pronounce valance
American English pronunciation
VAL-uns
- IPA
- /ˈvæləns/
- Syllables
- VAL · uns (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What valance means
A short strip of cloth that hangs across the top of a window
In a sentence: Mom hung a flowered valance over the kitchen window.
Where it comes from: Its origin is uncertain. It probably comes from an old French word meaning "to let down."
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