flounce vs valance

flounce

noun
  • A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.ᵂ 

  • A row of spines, corrugations, or skin folds on the hemipenis of a snake. 

  • The act of flouncing. 

verb
  • To decorate with a flounce. 

  • To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner. 

  • To depart in a haughty, dramatic way that draws attention to oneself. 

valance

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

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

  • The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed. 

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

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

How often have the words flounce and valance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )