New Vocabulary: "Pelmet"

[studiesinlight]

A pelmet is akin to a valance; both are decorative strips that hide the curtain rod at the top of a window, and may add insulation.  The difference is that a valence is fabric, while a pelmet is wood or plastic.  (An exterior stone or brick decoration over the top of a window may sometimes also be called a pelmet, for its resemblance to the

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[wiliqueen]

If for a window the curtains are the shield, the pelmet is the helmet.

I love this a lot. Yay words!

Before today, I would have gone with "wooden valance thingy." The utility of "thingy" to signify "the previous word is inaccurate, but I don't have anyhthing better" is underrated. ;-D