Definitions of drapery [ˈdreɪ pə ri]

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Definition of 'drapery'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) drapery
coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, esp. as arranged in loose, graceful folds.

2.  drapery
Usu., draperies. long curtains, often of heavy fabric.

3.  drapery
the draping or arranging of hangings, clothing, etc., in graceful folds.

4.  drapery
cloths or textile fabrics collectively.

5.  drapery
Brit.

6.  drapery
the stock, shop, or business of a draper.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME draperie < OF, =drap (see drape ) +-erie -ery)

Definition of 'drapery'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2. (noun) drapery
cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

Definition of 'drapery'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) drapery
the occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth

2. (noun) drapery
cloth, or woolen stuffs in general

3. (noun) drapery
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

Translation of 'drapery'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a draper's business.
Afrikaans: klerasiewinkel	Arabic: تِجارَةُ الأقْمِشَه	Bulgarian: търговия с текстилни сток
Brazilian: loja de fazendas	Czech: obchod s textilem	German: der Textilwarenhandel
Danish: manufakturhandel; tekstil	Greek: εμπόριο υφασμάτων	Spanish: pañería
Estonian: tekstiiliäri	Farsi: پارچه فروشی	Finnish: kangaskauppa
French: commerce des tissus	Hebrew: חָנוּת אָרִיגִים	Hindi: बजाजी, कपड़ा बेचने का व्य
Croatian: tekstilni posao	Hungarian: szövetbolt	Indonesian: bisnis bahan pakaian
Icelandic: vefnaðarvöruverslun	Italian: commercio di stoffe	Japanese: 呉服店
Korean: 포목업	Lithuanian: audinių krautuvė, prekyba	Latvian: audumu veikals
Malay: perniagaan kain	Dutch: manufacturenhandel	Norwegian: manufakturvarer, gevant,
Polish: sukiennictwo	Persian: پارچه فروشی	Pashto: كالى يا رخت پلورنځى
Portuguese: loja de fazendas	Romanian: stofă	Russian: драпировка
Slovak: obchod s textilom	Slovenian: trgovina z blagom	Serbian: trgovina tekstilom
Swedish: klädeshandel, manufaktura	Thai: ร้านขายผ้า	Turkish: kumaşcılık, manifatura
Taiwanese: 布業	Ukrainian: мануфактура; драпірування	Urdu: کپڑے کا کاروبار
Vietnamese: nghề bán hàng vải	Chinese: 布料和服装业
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