pelmet

English

Noun

pelmet (plural pelmets)

An interior decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance.
- 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, paperback edition, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 357:
  The pelmets and mirrors, the spotlights and blinds, seemed rich in criticism.

Anagrams

Temple, temple

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