Definitions for Drapery
ˈdreɪ pə ridrap·e·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pallnoun

   hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2. draperynoun

   cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. draperynoun

   Cloth draped gracefully in folds.

2. draperynoun

   A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.

3. Etymology: From draperie, from drap, ultmately of origin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Draperynoun

   Etymology: drapperie, French.

   1. Clothwork; the trade of making cloth.

   He made statutes for the maintenance of drapery, and the keeping of wools within the realm. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   The reverend clergy should set us an example, by contenting themselves with wearing gowns, and other habiliments, of Irish drapery. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Cloth; stuffs of wool.

   The bulls and frogs had served the lord Strut with drapery ware for many years. John Arbuthnot, History of John Bull.

   3. The dress of a picture, or statue.

   Poets are allowed the same liberty in their descriptions and comparisons, as painters in their draperies and ornaments. Pri.

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1. drapery

   Drapery is a type of fabric or cloth that is intended for decorative, functional, or protective use, often hung or draped in loose folds. It is commonly used as curtains, upholstery, or for artistic representation in paintings, sculpture and other forms of artwork.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Draperynoun

   the occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth

2. Draperynoun

   cloth, or woolen stuffs in general

3. Draperynoun

   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

4. Etymology: [F. draperie.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drapery

   Drapery is a general word referring to cloths or textiles. It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes – such as around windows – or to the trade of retailing cloth, originally mostly for clothing, formerly conducted by drapers. In art history, drapery refers to any cloth or textile depicted, which is usually mostly clothing. The schematic depiction of the folds and woven patterns of loose-hanging clothing on the human form, with ancient prototypes, was reimagined as an adjunct to the female form by Greek vase-painters and sculptors of the earliest fifth century and has remained a major source of stylistic formulas in sculpture and painting, even after the Renaissance adoption of tighter-fitting clothing styles. After the Renaissance, large cloths with no very obvious purpose are often used decoratively, especially in portraits in the grand manner; these are also known as draperies. For the Greeks, as Sir Kenneth Clark noted, clinging drapery followed the planes and contours of the bodily form, emphasizing its twist and stretch: "floating drapery makes visible the line of movement through which it has just passed.... Drapery, by suggesting lines of force, indicates for each action a past and a possible future." Clark contrasted the formalized draperies in the frieze at Olympia with the sculptural frieze figures of the Parthenon, where "it has attained a freedom and an expressive power that have never been equalled except by Leonardo da Vinci". Undraped male figures, Clark observed, "were kept in motion by their flying cloaks."

Matched Categories

1. • Blind
   • Fabric
   • Furnishing

How to pronounce Drapery?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Drapery in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Drapery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Drapery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drapery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Drapery
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Drapery
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Drapery