'Drapery' definitions:
Definition of 'drapery'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Drapery'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'drapery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aglet,
- aigrette,
- apparel,
- applique,
- arabesque,
- arras,
- array,
- attire,
- awning,
- batik,
- beach umbrella,
- beading,
- beaten work,
- bedizenment,
- blanket,
- blind,
- bob,
- bouquet,
- boutonniere,
- bow,
- bugle,
- chandelier,
- chaplet,
- cloak,
- cloth,
- clothes,
- clothing,
- coat,
- coattail,
- coronal,
- corsage,
- costume,
- cover,
- coverage,
- covering,
- covert,
- coverture,
- cowl,
- cowling,
- crown,
- curtain,
- cuspidation,
- cutwork,
- damascene,
- damask,
- diaper,
- diapering,
- drape,
- dress,
- dressing,
- drop,
- duds,
- earring,
- egret,
- embroidery,
- epaulet,
- etoffe,
- fabric,
- fancywork,
- fashion,
- fatigues,
- feather,
- feathers,
- felt,
- festoon,
- fig,
- filigree,
- fillet,
- finial,
- flap,
- foliage,
- foliation,
- fretwork,
- fringe,
- frog,
- garb,
- garland,
- garments,
- gear,
- goods,
- guise,
- habiliment,
- habit,
- hammock,
- hanging,
- helix,
- hood,
- housing,
- icicle,
- imbrication,
- inlay,
- investiture,
- investment,
- lace,
- lacework,
- lappet,
- light shield,
- linen,
- mantle,
- mask,
- material,
- metalwork,
- motif,
- napery,
- nosegay,
- openwork,
- pall,
- panache,
- panelwork,
- parasol,
- parquetry,
- pendulum,
- pigtail,
- plumb bob,
- plume,
- pom-pom,
- posy,
- queue,
- quilting,
- rag,
- rags,
- raiment,
- robes,
- rosette,
- ruffle,
- screen,
- scroll,
- sequin,
- shade,
- shader,
- shadow,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shroud,
- silk,
- skirt,
- snood,
- spangle,
- spiral,
- sportswear,
- stalactite,
- striping,
- stuff,
- style,
- sunblind,
- sunshade,
- swing,
- tail,
- tailpiece,
- tapestry,
- tassel,
- textile,
- textile fabric,
- texture,
- threads,
- tippet,
- tissu,
- tissue,
- togs,
- toilette,
- tooling,
- tracery,
- trail,
- train,
- trim,
- umbrella,
- valance,
- veil,
- vestment,
- vesture,
- vignette,
- wattle,
- wear,
- wearing apparel,
- weave,
- web,
- weft,
- woof,
- wool,
- wreath