Valance Definition–noun | 1. | a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc. | | 2. | a short ornamental piece of drapery placed across the top of a window. | |
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Article Dashboard.com - Found Nov. 22, 2008
The valance is then tacked on to the edge of the valance board. If a curtain rod is to be used for the valance, triple rods may be purchased.
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On the Move: Holly Valance
The Times - Found Oct. 4, 2008
Valance is a stage name). Coco and Olympia, her younger sisters, still live at home with their mother (her parents are divorced) but Valance...
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Valance unhappy with "strange" Amstell
Digital Spy - Found Sep. 25, 2008
Rex Features Holly Valance has described Never Mind The Buzzcocks host Simon Amstell as 'a pain in the a***'.
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60 SECS: Holly Valance
Metro.co.uk - Found Sep. 25, 2008
Actress Holly Valance, 25, started her career as a model aged 12 before winning a part in Neighbours and later becoming a pop star.
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HOLLY VALANCE: THE DAY I WENT BUST
Sunday People - Found Sep. 21, 2008
I was just sorry I couldn't buy my mum a house' Pop beauty HolLy Valance has told for the first time how she went broke - just as she hit the...
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New Construction: Classical Shrine
Traditional Building Magazine - Found 20 hours ago
... the traditional decorative vocabulary used in its surroundings: a marbleized inner dome and cornice, and a gilded and glazed metallic valance.
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The Style Invitational Contest: Week 795
Washington Post - Found Dec. 13, 2008
Steely Dan; Fagin; the Artful Dodger; Fritz Kreisler; John Ford; Liberty Valance; Gen. William Draper; Christo; Chris Doyle. (Brendan ...
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The Style Invitational Contest: Week 795
Washington Post - Found Dec. 13, 2008
Steely Dan; Fagin; the Artful Dodger; Fritz Kreisler; John Ford; Liberty Valance; Gen. William Draper; Christo; Chris Doyle. (Brendan ...
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Cozy & creative
Louisville Courier-Journal - Found Dec. 13, 2008
A sunken tub has shelves to display family pictures, and a toile valance complements the window. Festive red towels are found on a rack nearby.
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A place to love
Louisville Courier-Journal - Found Dec. 13, 2008
A sunken tub has shelves to display family pictures, and a toile valance complements the window. Festive red towels are found on a rack nearby.
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