'Draperies' definitions:

Definition of 'Draperies'

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  • Drapery \Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. Draperies. [F. draperie.]
  • 1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general. [1913 Webster]
  • People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
  • All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • Casting of draperies. See under Casting. [1913 Webster]
  • The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most important of an artist's studies. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]

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