drapery

[ drey-puh-ree ]
/ ˈdreɪ pə ri /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR drapery ON THESAURUS.COM

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

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of drapery

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

OTHER WORDS FROM drapery

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

Words nearby drapery

drap, drape, drape forming, drapeau, draper, drapery, drapes, drappie, drastic, drat, dratted
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to drapery

decoration, drape, screen, shutter, shroud, shade, veil, garment, dress, gear, equipment, habiliment, habit, garb, sack, costume, array, accouterment, frippery, rigging

Example sentences from the Web for drapery

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 of drapery

draperied, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012