01 n. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
pl.
Draperies ((#))
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1.
The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
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2.
Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.“People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery.” — Macaulay.
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3.
A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.“Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.” — Bryant.“All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off.” — Burke.“The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most important of an artist's studies.” — Fairholt.
Phrases & compounds
Casting of draperies —
See under Casting.