drapery

[ drey-puh-ree ]

/ ˈdreɪ pə ri /

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noun, plural drap·er·ies.

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.

the draping or arranging of hangings, clothing, etc., in graceful folds.

Art. hangings, clothing, etc., as represented in sculpture or painting.

cloths or textile fabrics collectively.

British.

dry goods.
the stock, shop, or business of a draper.

Nearby words

drap, drape, drape forming, drapeau, draper, drapery, drapes, drappie, drastic, drat, dratted

Origin of drapery

1250–1300; Middle English draperie < Old French, equivalent to drap cloth + -erie -ery

Related forms

drap·er·ied, adjectiveun·dra·per·ied, adjective

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Examples from the Web for drapery

She looked at her almost adoringly, and at last touched the soft thick gray velvet of her drapery with reverence.
Mre Girauds Little Daughter|Frances Hodgson Burnett
In Ionian and early Attic sculpture women appear closely wrapped up in drapery.
The Legacy of Greece|Various
Candidly, love, do you like a skirt without any drapery at all?
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889|Various
And he pointed to the proud beauty of Aldyth, enthroned under the drapery of gold.
Harold, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Do note the mean and petty folds of the drapery, and compare them with those in the Tintorets in there.
The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey

British Dictionary definitions for drapery

drapery

/ (ˈdreɪpərɪ) /

noun plural -peries

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

draperied, adjective

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