drapery
pronunciation
How to pronounce drapery in British English:
UK [ˈdreɪpəri]
How to pronounce drapery in American English:
US ['dreɪpərɪ]
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- Noun:
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
- cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
Word Origin
- drapery (n.)
- early 14c., "cloth, textiles," from Old French draperie (12c.) "weaving, cloth-making, clothes shop," from drap (see drape (n.)). From late 14c. as "place where cloth is made; cloth market." Meaning "stuff with which something is draped" is 1680s.
Example
- 1. Occasional drapery should abandon them .
- 2. They show variety of expression and the drapery was carved with refined and consummate skill .
- 3. He did endless studies of drapery , plants , landscape , figures and mechanical devices .
- 4. She inherited her mother 's gift for devising drapery and costume .
- 5. You 'll find a drapery department in one of the big stores .