drapery
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈdreɪpəri/
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cortina
- The old curtains, however, were gone, and heavy cream linen draperies hung in their place.
- drapery folds
- billowing drapery
- heavy drapery
Cock your head, wallpaper, television, drapery, rock hard cocks.
- Cock your head, wallpaper, television, drapery, rock hard cocks.
- They made drapery, machinery and wheel balancing equipment.
Examples
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The dining room features soft, muted colors and flowing drapery that adds an elegant touch to the decor.
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The room, with its velvet sofa, whatnot tables, and heavy draperies, seemed lost in gloom.
Fiction book (1990) -
And this is what really worked in here because it filled this beautiful space with allowing the drapery to be seen through.
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So we did a French drapery rod, which creates this really kind of tight edge.
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A bit of white drapery veils the lower part of her body.
Academic text (2007) -
For the next half-hour, everything in our drapery department will be marked down 30%.
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There she was, a shadow behind the drapery, peering out at him.
Fiction book (1998) -
You will find everything in its assigned place: The chintz draperies, the English bell pulls.
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Richly bound books lined the walls; damask draperies, imported carpeting, polished floors.
Fiction book (1994) -
I've never seen such a profusion of silken draperies, porcelain knickknacks, and embroidered pillows.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of hanging cloth used to cover a window
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3.1
A piece of cloth hung over a window to block light
23
5.6
A thick, decorative cloth with pictures woven into it, often hung on a wall
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2.1
A decorative piece of fabric on a wall or over a window, like a tapestry
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2.8
Thin curtain with small holes that lets light in but stops people outside from seeing in
A large heavy cloth that hides the stage and opens or closes for a show
A large curtain that people lower from above to make a background on a stage
A large cloth that hangs at the back of a stage as scenery
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drapery comes from the same root as the common word drape, from an old French word drap meaning 'cloth'. So drapery is cloth you 'drape'—hung in loose folds like curtains or room decoration.