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drapery
[ drey-puh-ree ]
noun
- coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- Often draperies. long curtains, usually of heavy fabric and often designed to open and close across a window.
- the draping or arranging of hangings, clothing, etc., in graceful folds.
- Art. hangings, clothing, etc., as represented in sculpture or painting.
- cloths or textile fabrics collectively.
- British.
- the stock, shop, or business of a draper.
drapery
/ ˈdreɪpərɪ /
noun
- fabric or clothing arranged and draped
- often plural curtains or hangings that drape
- the occupation or shop of a draper
- fabrics and cloth collectively
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Derived Forms
- ˈdraperied, adjective
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Other Words From
- drap·er·ied adjective
- un·dra·per·ied adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Bending, with a breaking heart, I touched the marble drapery with my lips, then crept back into the silent house.
Thompson uses elaborate drapery and ordinary objects to create mystical settings in isolated environments.
The drapery and drawing of the figures in the earlier examples are also exceptionally good.
Ronald looked at the mass of chiffon and the quivering fall of drapery before him and smiled.
Look more for the vibration of light and air on the flesh and drapery colors than for these colors in themselves.
This drawing is now covered with its drapery, which is drawn from the life in charcoal, or a frottée of some sort.
He was the first who painted woman with brilliant drapery and variegated head-dresses.
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