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Where does “lambrequin” come from?

lambrequin (English) comes from French lambrequin, from Middle French lambequin.

lambrequin (English): A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or...

Definitions

  1. A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or...

Ancestry of “lambrequin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlambrequinlambrequin; mantling
2Middle Frenchlambequin—

Words derived from “lambrequin”

  • lambrequined
Every word from Middle French lambequin →