pand

pand — noun

1. a strip of cloth that hangs down from the frame of a bed, usually as decoration

1.名詞
釋義

a strip of cloth that hangs down from the frame of a bed, usually as decoration

例句

Arjun pushed the dusty pand aside and sunlight poured into the old bedroom.

The antique bed still had its original silk pand hanging from the top rail.

collocation: silk pand

同義詞
  • valance

    usually a shorter piece that hides the base of the bed, not a narrow hanging strip

  • bed curtain

    a broader term; a pand is specifically a narrow curtain

用法筆記

A rare, old-fashioned term. A pand is a single narrow piece of cloth; full bed curtains that surround the entire bed are called bed hangings or simply curtains.

常見錯誤

❌She closed the pand around her bed for privacy.
✅She drew the bed curtains around her for privacy.
💡a pand is a single narrow strip of drapery, not a full set of bed curtains.