drapery

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/

Definition of drapery

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
  2. (countable)A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
    “The windows gleamed with light through the boughs—a small open space gave to view the left wing of the building—he could distinctly see the long range of illuminated apartments, figures moving to and fro, and the richly coloured fall of the draperies.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
    “He made also statutes for the maintenance of drapery and the keeping of wools within the realm”
  4. (countable, uncountable)Cloth, or woollen materials in general.
    “people who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery”

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Etymology

From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin.

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