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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Drapery \Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. {Draperies}. [F. draperie.]
1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in
cloth. --Bacon.
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2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
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People who ought to be weighing out grocery or
measuring out drapery. --Macaulay.
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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.
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Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
--Bryant.
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All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely
torn off. --Burke.
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{Casting of draperies}. See under {Casting}.
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The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most
important of an artist's studies. --Fairholt.
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