Drapery
['dreɪp(ə)rɪ] or ['drepəri]
Definition
(noun.) cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds.
Edited by Cecilia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
(n.) Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
(n.) 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.
Checker: Walter
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Hangings, tapestry.
Typed by Carlyle
Examples
- Next morning's papers explained that it was but some loose drapery on which a spark had fallen, and which had blazed up and been quenched in a moment. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And I assisted while he made some arrangement of drapery and position for the ease of his suffering burden. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In short, the pink dress went on, softened by some drapery of black lace. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The ottomans, which were uniformly placed, were covered with satin to correspond with the drapery, and fringed with silver. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Last of all, she drew forth from the bottom of her trunk a heap of white drapery which fell shapelessly across her arm. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The drapery of the dress changed outline; the tints of the complexion dissolved, and were formless. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But Madame was before me; she had stepped out suddenly; she seemed to magnify her proportions and amplify her drapery; she eclipsed me; I was hid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At length the door stood open, and Mr Fledgeby's retreating drapery plunged into bed again. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Against the dark draperies veiling the archway the slender figure of the handsome Greek stood out in bold relief. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He trembled pitifully as the undertaker's man was arranging his crape draperies around him. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She put her hand on the arm of her care-worn, sallow father, and frothing her light draperies, proceeded over the eternal red carpet. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Some halls are so large that the reflected sounds cause a confusion of echoes, but this difficulty can be lessened by hanging draperies, which break the reflection. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- She looked down at the tip of the little satin boot that peeped from her long draperies. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The rich draperies were of pale green satin and white silver muslin. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Margaret stood right under the chandelier, quite silent and passive, while her aunt adjusted the draperies. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Typist: Lucinda