drapery
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultmately of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈdreɪpəri/
Noun [edit]
drapery (countable and uncountable; plural draperies)
- (uncountable) Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
- (countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
Translations [edit]
uncountable: cloth draped gracefully in folds
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countable: a piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain
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