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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 MacDonald, George

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

In the middle of the Plaza rose a high scaffold, covered with costly black velvet, and most of the houses around were likewise draperied with mourning symbols of the sorrow of their owners.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de

Primrose paused, as her eye fell on Hazel's cushioned and draperied chair.

From The Gold of Chickaree by Warner, Susan

Two tall wax-candles upon the mantelshelf were reflected in a tall mirror in tall silver sticks; the gold-colored walls were pictureless, and crimson damask was draperied and festooned at the shuttered window.

From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth