drapery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
  2. A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
  3. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
  4. Cloth, or woollen materials in general.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drapery.wav

Word forms

drapery draperies

Etymology

From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin.

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