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Webster 1913 Edition
Drapery
Dra′per-y
,Noun.
pl.
Draperies
(#)
. [F.
draperie
.] 1.
The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
Bacon.
2.
Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out
drapery
. Macaulay.
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
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
drapery
of his couchAbout him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Bryant.
All the decent
drapery
of life is to be rudely torn off. Burke.
Casting of draperies
. See under
Casting
.The
casting of draperies
. . . is one of the most important of an artist’s studies. Fairholt.
Webster 1828 Edition
Drapery
DRAPERY
,Noun.
1.
Clothwork; the trade of making cloth.2.
Cloth; stuffs of wool.3.
In sculpture and painting, the representation of the clothing or dress of human figures; also, tapestry, hangings, curtains, &c.Definition 2024
drapery
drapery
English
Noun
drapery (countable and uncountable, plural draperies)
- (uncountable) Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
- (countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
- The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- Cloth, or woollen materials in general.
- Macaulay
- people who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery
- Macaulay
Translations
uncountable: cloth draped gracefully in folds
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countable: a piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain
the occupation of a draper
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