a suspended batten or plate of wood or brass pierced with holes through which the cords of a crowfoot are rove to suspend an awning
Word origin
[1805–15; pseudolearned English spelling of D juffrouw euphroe, lit., jong young + vrouw woman; c. G Jungfrau]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, diminishing returns, makeup, napoleon, one-sided