drapery
coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
Often draperies. long curtains, usually of heavy fabric and often designed to open and close across a window.
Origin of drapery
1Other words from drapery
- drap·er·ied, adjective
- un·dra·per·ied, adjective
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How to use drapery in a sentence
The women at once rose and began to shake out their draperies and relax their muscles.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinLouis could not help seeing the lovely group, through the half-obscuring draperies of the open door.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe softest carpets and rugs covered the floors; rich and tasteful draperies hung at doors and windows.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHer little bronze bedroom slippers peeped in and out from her trailing draperies of topaz-coloured silk.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull"No," she exclaimed with dainty aplomb to the man who sat cross-legged in muslin draperies on the table.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette Duncan
British Dictionary definitions for drapery
/ (ˈdreɪpərɪ) /
fabric or clothing arranged and draped
(often plural) curtains or hangings that drape
British the occupation or shop of a draper
fabrics and cloth collectively
Derived forms of drapery
- draperied, adjective
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