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draper
1[ drey-per ]
noun
, British.
- a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
- a retail merchant or clerk who sells clothing and dry goods.
Draper
2[ drey-per ]
noun
- Henry, 1837–82, U.S. astronomer.
- his father John William, 1811–82, U.S. chemist, physiologist, historian, and writer; born in England.
- Ruth, 1884–1956, U.S. diseuse and writer of character sketches.
draper
1/ ˈdreɪpə /
noun
- a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials
Draper
2/ ˈdreɪpə /
noun
- DraperHenry18371882MUSSCIENCE: astronomer Henry. 1837–82, US astronomer, who contributed to stellar classification and spectroscopy
- DraperJohn William18111882MUSEnglishSCIENCE: chemistHISTORY: historian his father, John William. 1811–82, US chemist and historian, born in England, made the first photograph of the moon
Draper
/ drā′pər /
- American astronomer who developed methods for photographing celestial objects and phenomena. He became the first to photograph a stellar spectrum (1872) and a nebula (1880).
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