drapes

/ ˈdreɪpərɪz, dreɪps /

plural noun

1. curtains, esp ones of heavy fabric

Example Sentences

He then drapes himself over Autumn’s shoulders so it looks like she’s wearing a scarf made of aboatia fur.

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North of Copenhagen is the city of Elsinore, home to the castle where Hamlet takes place, with its wandering ghosts, ill-advised eavesdropping behind the drapes, conversations with skulls, and deadly duels in iambic pentameter.

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Lady Constance searched and yanked vigorously on a cord, which turned out to be the tieback for the drapes.

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All the rooms—from the public areas to the guest suites—were brightly colored with the most extravagant drapes, paints, and fabrics in pink and green.

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The heat caused damage to this very bedroom, and among other things, ruined the drapes; now the new ones captured smoke as we opened the windows to let it out.

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Related Words

• apparel 
• clothes 
• costume 
• dress 
• garb 
• getup 
• habit 
• uniform 
• vestment