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
Words Nearby drapery
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A rural S.D. community ignored the virus for months. Then people started dying. | Annie Gowen | December 9, 2020 | Washington PostBending, with a breaking heart, I touched the marble drapery with my lips, then crept back into the silent house.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThompson uses elaborate drapery and ordinary objects to create mystical settings in isolated environments.
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The drapery and drawing of the figures in the earlier examples are also exceptionally good.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowRonald looked at the mass of chiffon and the quivering fall of drapery before him and smiled.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteLook more for the vibration of light and air on the flesh and drapery colors than for these colors in themselves.
The Painter in Oil | Daniel Burleigh ParkhurstThis drawing is now covered with its drapery, which is drawn from the life in charcoal, or a frottée of some sort.
The Painter in Oil | Daniel Burleigh ParkhurstHe was the first who painted woman with brilliant drapery and variegated head-dresses.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
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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