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lambrequin|ˈlæmbrɪkɪn|
Also 8 ? lamequin, 9 lambrikin.
[a. F. lambrequin.]
1. A scarf or piece of stuff worn over the helmet as a covering. In Her. represented with one end (which is cut or jagged) pendant or floating. (In 18th c. works explained as = label or lambeau.)
1725J. Coats Dict. Heraldry, Lambrequin, the Point of a Label; or Label of a File. 1780Edmondson Heraldry II. Gloss., Lambrequin, or Lamequin. a1843Southey Comm.-pl. Bk. (1851) IV. 202 Lambrequins, ribbands embroidered with silver and gold, which hung from the armets of the knights. 1869Cussans Her. (1893) 190 The Mantling, Lambrequin or Cointise is the ornamental accessory which generally appears behind and around the Escutcheon. It was probably devised to protect the Helmet from the rain and sun, in the same manner that the Surcoat protected the armour. 1891Cornh. Mag. May 456, I might bear it as a token or lambrequin upon my helm.
2. U.S. A cornice with a valance of pendent labels or pointed pieces, placed over a door or window; a short curtain or piece of drapery (with the lower edge either scalloped or straight) suspended for ornament from a mantel-shelf. Also transf. and attrib.
1883F. M. Crawford Dr. Claudius iii, Mr. Barker smiled under the lambrikin of his moustache. 1885Howells Silas Lapham (1891) II. 55 Heavy curtains..hung from gilt lambrequin frames at the window. 1885Century Mag. Aug. 581 At dull times it is usual to renovate an entire floor [of a Hotel] with carpets, curtains and lambrequins. 1888T. W. Higginson Women & Men 162 The carved marble mantle-piece was concealed by a lambrequin.
3. Ceramics. Ornamentation consisting of solid colour with a lower edge of jagged or scalloped outline. Also attrib.
1873F. B. Palliser tr. Jacquemart's Ceram. Art 362 Let us explain what we understand by lambrequins, dentelles and style rayonnant. 1878J. J. Young Ceram. Art (1879) 127 On others are..lace or lambrequin patterns. |