| 词条 | Pelmet |
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A pelmet (also called a "cornice board") is a framework placed above a window, used to conceal curtain fixtures. These can be used decoratively (to hide the curtain rod) and help insulate the window by preventing convection currents.[1] It is similar in appearance to a valance, which performs the same function but is made of fabric. A pelmet can be made of plywood, and may be painted, or fabric covered. Exterior timber pelmets are a feature of some historic buildings, fitted on the outside of a window. These may be plain or decorative, with complex fretwork in some examples. These may be purely decorative, or serve to conceal an external blind mechanism. Due to the appearance of a pelmet, the term is often used to describe an extremely short skirt. Skirts of this brevity are however more clearly referred to as "greyhounds," a reference to dog-track racing days when greyhounds were only an inch or two away from the hare. [2] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourgreendream.com/articles_pelmets.php|title=How Pelmets drop your heating bills dramatically|website=YourGreenDream|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319215237/http://www.yourgreendream.com/articles_pelmets.php|archive-date=March 19, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2019}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=Sue|title=There are worse things than a pelmet skirt|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/there-are-worse-things-than-a-pelmet-skirt-1081694.html|accessdate=13 October 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=20 March 1999}} External links{{wiktionary}}{{architecturalelement-stub}} 1 : Architectural elements |
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