a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
a retail merchant or clerk who sells clothing and dry goods.
Henry, 1837–82, U.S. astronomer.
his father John William, 1811–82, U.S. chemist, physiologist, historian, and writer; born in England.
Ruth, 1884–1956, U.S. diseuse and writer of character sketches.
Henry. 1837–82, US astronomer, who contributed to stellar classification and spectroscopy
his father, John William. 1811–82, US chemist and historian, born in England, made the first photograph of the moon
1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French drapier, equivalent to drap cloth + -ier -ier 2; see -er 2
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A draper kneeling behind her shook out the hem while the costume designer looked on with satisfaction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
At the same time, Leeuwenhoek mostly continued with his careers as a draper and a world-renowned expert on developing microscopes.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023
It's that mail order shopping industry, now worth billions, which was inspired by a little known 19th Century Welsh draper who lived "in the middle of nowhere" and left school at 12.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2020
She was born Polissena Marguerita Nelli in January 1524, the second child of a draper called Piero and his wife Francesca, who lived in the San Felice area of Florence.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2019
The draper sat upon the cobbles of the street, his hair lank, and a daughter of perhaps my age wandered about through the wreckage, picking up silks and attempting to drag them back inside.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Only four of the 19 Britons in the men's and women's singles draws made it through the first round, while both Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper were missing with injury.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
There was further disappointment when Jack Draper announced his withdrawal 24 hours before his opening match because of injury.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Hunter also idolises ex-British number one Jack Draper, who he met when visiting the National Tennis Centre in London.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Both Draper and Raducanu seem to have found that out to their cost.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
For all the many months following the accident, Mrs. Draper stayed in touch with the young Mrs. Olinski.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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