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(pronounced PEL-met)

Remember this word by what it rhymes with: helmet. A helmet is to one’s bed head as a pelmet is to one’s curtain hardware: it hides the unattractive bits. Yes, a pelmet is a

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(pronounced pehlt)

On one hand you have pelt the noun: an animal skin, either with its wool or fur in tact or stripped for tanning. On the other hand you have