Dictionary
val•ance
Pronunciation: (val'uns, vā'luns), [key]—
n.
1. a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
2. a short ornamental piece of drapery placed across the top of a window.
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