drapery
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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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drapery
(ˈdreɪpərɪ)n, pl -peries
1. (Textiles) fabric or clothing arranged and draped
2. (Textiles) (often plural) curtains or hangings that drape
3. (Textiles) Brit the occupation or shop of a draper
4. (Textiles) fabrics and cloth collectively
ˈdraperied adj
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drap•er•y
(ˈdreɪ pə ri)n., pl. -er•ies.
1. coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, esp. as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
2. Usu., draperies. long curtains, often of heavy fabric.
3. the draping or arranging of hangings, clothing, etc., in graceful folds.
4. cloths or textile fabrics collectively.
5. Brit.
a. dry goods.
b. the stock, shop, or business of a draper.
drap′er•ied, adj.
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drapery
dry goods
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Noun | 1. | drapery - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) screen, blind - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" drop cloth, drop curtain, drop - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery eyelet, eyehole - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves frontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altar furnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable portiere - a heavy curtain hung across a doorway shower curtain - a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area theater curtain, theatre curtain - a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance |
2. | drapery - cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds |
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Translations
أقْمِشَه، سُجُفتِجارَةُ الأقْمِشَه
obchod s textilemzávěsy
draperigardinermanufakturhandeltekstilhandelvægtæppe
szövetboltszövetek
gluggatjöld, veggtjöldvefnaîarvöruverslun
obchod s textilom
kumaşcılıkmanifaturaperdelik kumaş
drapery
[ˈdreɪpərɪ] N2. (= cloth for hanging) → colgaduras fpl; (as merchandise) → pañería f, mercería f (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
drapery
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
drapery
[ˈdreɪpərɪ] n (hanging folds) → drappeggio; (shop) → negozio di tessuti draperies npl (rich and heavy) → drappi mplCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
drape
(dreip) verb1. to hang cloth in folds (about). We draped the sofa in red velvet.
2. to hang in folds. We draped sheets over the boxes to hide them.
ˈdraper noun a person who sells cloth, clothing etc.
ˈdrapery – plural ˈdraperies – noun1. a draper's business.
2. cloth used for draping. walls hung with blue drapery.
drapes noun plural (American) curtains.
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