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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a scarf that covers a knight's helmet;

2. short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lambrequin \Lam"bre*quin\, n. [F. Cf. Lamboys, Label.] 1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat. [1913 Webster] 2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster] 3. A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mantling \Man"tling\, n. (Her.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lambrequin n 1: a scarf that covers a knight's helmet 2: short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing