Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Drapery \Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. {Draperies}. [F. draperie.]
1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in
cloth. --Bacon.
2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
People who ought to be weighing out grocery or
measuring out drapery. --Macaulay.
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.
Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
--Bryant.
All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely
torn off. --Burke.
{Casting of draperies}. See under {Casting}.
The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most
important of an artist's studies. --Fairholt.
Source : WordNet®
drapery
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
[syn: {curtain}, {drape}, {mantle}, {pall}]
2: cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds