drapery

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/

Noun

drapery

1. (uncountable) Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
2. (countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
3. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
4. Cloth, or woollen materials in general.
   • 1859, Thomas Macaulay, The Life of William Pitt

     people who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery

Translations

• French: rideau
• German: Vorhang
• Italian: tenda
• Portuguese: cortina
• Spanish: cortina

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