lambrequin

noun5

1. •
   (US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing.

   • Lambrequins dependent from gaudy boxings of beaten tin, gilded. — 1883
2. •
   A decorative architectural element placed along the eaves of a roof, the edges of an overhang, etc.
3. •
   A border pattern with draped effect.
4. •
   A heraldic representation of such an item, often used as drapery around a coat of arms.
5. •
   (historical) A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet.

   • 'Twere as easy to woo the snow-dame that we shaped last winter in our castle yard. I did but ask her yesternight for her green veil, that I might bear it as a token or lambrequin upon my helm. — 1891