lambrequin

noun

1. a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
2. a curtain or drapery covering the upper part of an opening, as a door or window, or suspended from a shelf.
3. Heraldry. mantling.
4. a band of decoration near the top of the body of a vase.

noun

1. an ornamental hanging covering the edge of a shelf or the upper part of a window or door
2. 1. a border pattern giving a draped effect, used on ceramics, etc
   2. (as modifier)a lambrequin pattern
3. (often plural) a scarf worn over a helmet
4. heraldry another name for mantling