drapery
Americannoun
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coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
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Often draperies. long curtains, usually of heavy fabric and often designed to open and close across a window.
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the draping or arranging of hangings, clothing, etc., in graceful folds.
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Art. hangings, clothing, etc., as represented in sculpture or painting.
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cloths or textile fabrics collectively.
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noun
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fabric or clothing arranged and draped
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(often plural) curtains or hangings that drape
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the occupation or shop of a draper
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fabrics and cloth collectively
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Etymology
Origin of drapery
1250–1300; Middle English draperie < Old French, equivalent to drap cloth + -erie -ery
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In the large market town of Northampton, a department store known as Adnitts - owned by the Adnitt Brothers - first opened on the Drapery in 1871.
From BBC • May 15, 2025
Drapery, he said, is “one of the most important parts of an interior’s layers.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023
“We would have been busy anyway, because this is when we prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas,” said Dale Forbes, a co-owner of Chicago Upholstery and Drapery.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2021
In 2002 Ms. Hollander helped organize an exhibition at the National Gallery in London, “Fabric of Vision: Dress and Drapery in Painting,” for which she also wrote the catalog.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2014
"Drapery always comes out well," replied the painter.
From At the Sign of the Cat & Racket by Balzac, Honoré de
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