lambrequin

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lam=bre=quin

CIDE DICTIONARY

lambrequin, n. [F. Cf. Lamboys, Label.].

•  A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.  [1913 Webster]
•  A leather flap hanging from a cuirass.  Wilhelm.  [1913 Webster]
•  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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lambrequin, n.
1 US a short piece of drapery hung over the top of a door or a window or draped on a mantelpiece.
2 Heraldry = MANTLING.

Etymology

F f. Du. (unrecorded) lamperkin, dimin. of lamper veil