lam·bent | \ ˈlam-bənt \
1: playing lightly on or over a surface : FLICKERING
2: softly bright or radiant
3: marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression
Lexicon
noun
1. (North American) a short piece of decorative drapery hung over the top of a door or window or draped from a shelf or mantelpiece.
2. a piece of cloth covering the back of a medieval knight’s helmet, represented in heraldry as the mantling.