pelmet

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• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛlmɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɛlmɪt

pelmet (plural pelmets)

1. A decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance.
   • 1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 398:

     Sun blinds (recessed in a pelmet) were provided for all windows, except in the corridors.

   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     The pelmets and mirrors, the spotlights and blinds, seemed rich in criticism.

• Due to the appearance of a pelmet, the term is sometimes used to describe an extremely short skirt.^[1]

• pelmet skirt

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