pelmet

English

Noun

pelmet (plural pelmets)

1. An interior decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance.
   • 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, paperback edition, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 357:

     The pelmets and mirrors, the spotlights and blinds, seemed rich in criticism.

Anagrams

• Temple, temple