A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.
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A leather flap hanging from a cuirass.
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A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.
... brass bedstead, a mantel with a blue and white lambrequin, a blue and white toilet set, pretty pictures on the wall, and a small bookshelf, made a very cozy looking nest for a little girl, and so Florence thought, who had no room of her own, but slept with an ... — A Sweet Little Maid • Amy E. Blanchard
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