A Valance is a decorative apron used to conceal mechanical or structural framework for aesthetic purposes.
Valance may refer to:
Furnishings
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Window valance
A window valance (or pelmet in the UK) is a form of window treatment that covers the uppermost part of the window and can be hung alone or paired with other window blinds, or curtains. Valances are a popular decorative choice in concealing drape ...
, used above a window to conceal hardware or other window treatments
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Bed skirt
A bed skirt, sometimes spelled bedskirt, a bed ruffle, a dust ruffle in North America, a valance, or a valance sheet in the British Isles, is a piece of decorative fabric that is placed between the mattress and the box spring of a bed that extend ...
, a piece of decorative fabric between the mattress and the box spring of a bed
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apron or skirt for a
Countertop
A countertop, also counter top, counter, benchtop, worktop (British English) or kitchen bench (Australian or New Zealand English), bunker (Scottish English) is a raised, firm, flat, and horizontal surface. They are built for work in kitchens o ...
or
Trunk
Vehicles
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Smoke deflectors
Smoke deflectors, sometimes called "blinkers" in the UK because of their strong resemblance to the Blinkers (horse tack), blinkers used on horses, and "elephant ears" in US railway slang, are vertical plates attached to each side of the smok ...
on a steam locomotive
* Skirt installed on an automotive
bumper
People
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Valance Nambishi (born 1997), Zambian footballer
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Valance Connell (born 1944), Barbadian cricketer
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Glen Sabre Valance (1943–1964), Australian murderer
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Holly Valance
Holly Rachel Candy (; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian and British actress, singer, model, and a right-wing political activist.
Valance became well known for her role as Felicity Scully on the Austra ...
(born 1983), Australian actress and singer
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Olympia Valance
Olympia Montana Valance (born 7 January 1993) is an Australian actress and model, whose roles include Paige Smith in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' (2014–2018, 2020, 2022) and Tahlia Woods in '' Playing for Keeps''. For her role as Paige, Val ...
(born 1993), Australian actress and model
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Peter Valance (born 1980), German illusionist
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Ricky Valance
David Spencer (10 April 193612 June 2020), known professionally as Ricky Valance, was a Welsh pop singer. He was best known for the UK number one single " Tell Laura I Love Her", which sold more than a million copies in 1960. He was the first ...
(1936–2020), Welsh singer
See also
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Valence (disambiguation)
Valence or valency may refer to:
Science
*Valence (chemistry), a measure of an element's combining power with other atoms
*Valence electron, electrons in the outer shell of an atom's energy levels
*Valence quarks, those quarks within a hadron th ...
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Vallance Vallance is a surname, and may refer to:
* Elizabeth Vallance (1945–2020), British philosopher, magistrate and policy maker
* Gerald Aylmer Vallance (1892–1955), born George Alexander Gerald Vallance, was a Scottish newspaper editor
* Iain V ...
, a surname
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