Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Gardinenblende

English translation:

pelmet (Brit) / valance (US)

Added to glossary by Jay Whitten
Jan 25, 2008 20:46
16 yrs ago
German term

Gardinenblende

German to English Tech/Engineering Furniture / Household Appliances
Context:

Gardinenblende in MDF oder Holz ca. 200 mm raumseits vor Fensterfassade an Decke montiert.

Größe ca. gemäß beiliegender Zeichnung MW 148 771 und Specs Blatt 7.1.5
Höhe ca. 120 mm, Stärke ca. 20 mm , Länge abhängig von Fensterfassaden Wohnzimmer und Küche (11-15 lfm)

Proposed translations

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Pelmet (Brit) / Valance (US)

Routledge Fachwörterbuch: Bauwesen, Deutsch-englisch By Uli Gelbrich, Georg Reinwaldt

For both US & Brit definitions & and illustration see freedictionary link.
Peer comment(s):

agree sappho : to be honest, I would not have known how to spell it, but yes, pelmet is the word
4 mins
thanks :-)
agree Tom Tyson : My parents' generation loved their pelmets. Curtain rails were probably quite unsightly then.
11 hrs
thanks :-)
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : I know it as valance
18 hrs
thanks :-)
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curtain panel

A panel under which the curtain hooks are hidden, and which (in addition) could be used for indirect lighting - see the link below for the picture, maybe you can better assess whether panel fits here.

certainly not only a rod.
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