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drap⋅er⋅y

[drey-puh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, esp. as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
2. Often, draperies. long curtains, usually of heavy fabric and often designed to open and close across a window.
3. the draping or arranging of hangings, clothing, etc., in graceful folds.
4. Art. hangings, clothing, etc., as represented in sculpture or painting.
5. cloths or textile fabrics collectively.
6. British.
a. dry goods.
b. the stock, shop, or business of a draper.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME draperie < OF, equiv. to drap cloth + -erie -ery


drap⋅er⋅ied, adjective
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drap·er·y   (drā'pə-rē)   
n.   pl. drap·er·ies
  1. Cloth or clothing gracefully arranged in loose folds.

  2. A piece or pieces of heavy fabric hanging straight in loose folds, used as a curtain.

  3. Cloth; fabric.

  4. Chiefly British The business of a draper.

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