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drapery

(dreɪpəri)
Word forms: plural draperies
1. uncountable noun
You can refer to cloth, curtains, or clothing hanging in folds as drapery or draperies.
In the dining-room the draperies create an atmosphere of elegance.
2. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Drapery is cloth that you buy in a shop.
[British]
My mother ran a couple of drapery shops.
regional note: in AM, use dry goods

drapery in British English

(ˈdreɪpərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -peries
1. 
fabric or clothing arranged and draped
2. (often plural)
curtains or hangings that drape
3.  British
the occupation or shop of a draper
4. 
fabrics and cloth collectively
Derived forms
draperied (ˈdraperied)
adjective

drapery in American English

(ˈdreɪpəri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈdraperies
1.  British
dry goods
2.  British
the business of a draper
3. 
a. 
hangings, covering, or clothing arranged in loose folds
b. 
an artistic arrangement of such hangings, etc., esp. as represented in sculpture, painting, etc.
4.  US; [pl.]
curtains of heavy material
Word origin
ME & OFr draperie: see drape & -ery

Examples of 'drapery' in a sentence
drapery

"I love you, Mother Proudfoot," she said, all mixed in silver drapery.
Diana Wynne Jones THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT (1988)

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