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Synonyms for drapery


Grammar : Noun
Spell : drey-puh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdreɪ pə ri

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Définition of drapery

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in clothing : noun attire
  • As in tapestry : noun curtain
  • As in clothes/clothing : noun personal attire
  • As in curtain : noun window covering
  • As in apparel : noun clothing; covering
Example sentences :
  • She asked to see it, and I wheeled out the easel and threw the drapery back.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
  • Drawings of a male body, a female body, and a piece of drapery.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Steps were heard in the gallery—the drapery at the door was agitated.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • The artist was working on a picture of a nude Bacchante sprawled on some drapery.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • She arose, and with a grand sweep of her drapery, moved toward the door.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
  • Amy saw him coming, and drawing the drapery on one side, smiled at him.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • Her style was "sylph," and so she was gauzy and floating in all her drapery.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • Mr. Knight wished Tom to go into the drapery, but Tom would not.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • It was beyond the verge of the horizons of the drapery trade.
  • Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
  • They showed the beauties of the female form not apart from, but by the help of, drapery.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
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