lambrequin

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet. historical
    — 'Twere as easy to woo the snow-dame that we shaped last winter in our castle yard. I did but ask her yesternight for her green veil, that I might bear it as a token or lambrequin upon my helm.
  2. A heraldic representation of such an item, often used as drapery around a coat of arms.
  3. A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing. US
    — Lambrequins dependent from gaudy boxings of beaten tin, gilded.
  4. A decorative architectural element placed along the eaves of a roof, the edges of an overhang, etc.
  5. A border pattern with draped effect.

词形变化

lambrequins plural lambrekin alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
lambrequined

词源

Borrowed from French lambrequin, from Middle French lambequin, from Middle Dutch lepperkijn, lappekijn, from Old Dutch lappakīn (“little cloth”). Compare modern English lapkin.
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