lambrequin

Meanings

1. A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.
2. A heraldic representation of such an item, often used as drapery around a coat of arms.
3. A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing.
4. A decorative architectural element placed along the eaves of a roof, the edges of an overhang, etc.
5. A border pattern with draped effect.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lambrequin, from Middle French lambequin, from Middle Dutch lepperkijn, lappekijn, from Old Dutch lappakīn (“little cloth”). Compare modern English lapkin.