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单词 pelmet
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pelmet

[ pel-mit ]
/ ˈpɛl mɪt /

noun

a decorative cornice or valance at the head of a window or doorway, used to cover the fastenings from which curtains are hung.

Origin of pelmet

1900–05; perhaps alteration of palmette (or <French palmette), employed as an ornament on wood or plaster window cornices

Words nearby pelmet

pellucid, pellum, Pelly, Pelmanism, pelmeny, pelmet, peloid, Pelopidas, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War
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British Dictionary definitions for pelmet

pelmet
/ (ˈpɛlmɪt) /

noun

an ornamental drapery or board fixed above a window to conceal the curtain rail

Word Origin for pelmet

C19: probably from French palmette palm-leaf decoration on cornice moulding; see palmette
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