drapery
noun
coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
draperied
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a word derived from
drapery.
Example Sentences
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Clouds of pale gold and transparent crimson draperied the eastern sky, but the sun, whose face gladden'd them into all that glory, was not yet above the horizon.
From Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman
The curtain was composed of a large ensign, and the bulwarks round about were draperied with the flags of all nations.
From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Herman Melville
The cottage itself is built for coolness, and the broad piazza is draperied with vines, which keep out the sun from the shaded parlor.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 by Various
Leaning far out of an open window, appear' d a white draperied shape, its face possess'd of a wonderful youthful beauty.
From Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Walt Whitman
It was festooned and draperied with all kinds of green that cling to shady rocks.
From Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women by George MacDonald
