valance

A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.

Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.

A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.

A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.

A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.

Mortally insulted, Jasper went under the couch, where he remained with only his nose showing beneath the valance, emitting little world-weary groans at intervals, and refusing to come out for cake.

A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).