HyperDic: drapery

English > 2 senses of the word *drapery*:
NOUN	artifact	drapery, curtain, drape, mantle, pall	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
NOUN	artifact	drapery	cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

drapery > pronunciation
Sounds	drey'periy
Rhymes	accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *drapery*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window).
Synonyms	curtain, drape, mantle, pall
Parts	eyelet, eyehole	A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
Narrower	drop curtain, drop cloth, drop	A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies
	festoon	A curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
	frontal	A drapery that covers the front of an altar
	portiere	A heavy curtain hung across a doorway
	shower curtain	A curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area
	theater curtain, theatre curtain	A hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience
Broader	blind, screen	A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
Broader	furnishing	(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home / home / home (or other area) livable
Spanish	cortinaje, cortina, cortinas
Catalan	cortina, cortinatge

English > *drapery*: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds.
Broader	fabric, cloth, material, textile	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Verbs	drape	cover or dress loosely with cloth

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