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drapery Definition

drap·ery (drāpər ē)

noun pl. -·er·ies

  1. Brit. dry goods
  2. Brit. the business of a draper
    1. hangings, covering, or clothing arranged in loose folds
    2. an artistic arrangement of such hangings, etc., esp. as represented in sculpture, painting, etc.
  3. ☆ curtains of heavy material

Etymology: ME & OFr draperie: see drape & -ery

drapery Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • fabric: Silhouettes were sleek, fluid and graceful, accentuated by the drapery of the luxurious fabrics.

Converse of object

  • use: Mort cloths were rich draperies used to drape a coffin or shrouded corpse.
  • include: The Co-operative store also includes a drapery, hardware and grocery department, which even sells branded names that have been long forgotten.
  • imitate: Wallpaper border printed to imitate velvet drapery with fringing, about 1820-30.
  • depict: Mantling: A piece of ornamental drapery depicted issuing from a helmet and surrounding a shield.
  • fly: The lower section of the frieze is rather indistinct, but seems to be flying draperies and rocks rather than a chariot.

Adjective modifier

  • white: She was searched and no trace of the voluminous white drapery could be found.
  • heavy: To a small child it seemed like a maze of heavy green drapery stretching out to the sun.
  • rich: Thick carpets covered the floors and the windows were hung with rich draperies.
  • black: Minimalism and white space is set against deep red and black drapery; venerable beams are cheek by jowl with steel and glass.
  • blue: The blue satin draperies were derived from an early 19th century French source.
  • red: Clad only in crumpled white and red drapery gathered around her waist, Scylla leans forward, gesturing with her hand.

Modifies a noun

  • establishment: Another incident happened recently in the Market-Place when a terrier dog on the prowl had the audacity to venture into a drapery establishment.
  • shop: He was sent to spend some time in a fashionable drapery shop in London, where he made some important business connections.
  • store: The old woman ran a small drapery store in the neighborhood, which led Winter to believe she was wealthy.
  • business: Her father, William Walter Meadows, ran his drapery business from the same premises.
  • trade: YMCA History The YMCA has its roots in the drapery trade having been founded by George Williams in the 1840's.
  • fold: The multiple, fluttering drapery folds are very similar to those on miniatures of the earliest group of Carolingian illuminated manuscripts.

Noun used with modifier

  • satin: The blue satin draperies were derived from an early 19th century French source.
  • giant: Up just shy we were given man giant draperies.

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