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Definitions for: Drapery
[n] hanging cloth used as a blind
[n] cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: curtain, drape, mantle, pall
See Also: blind, cloth, drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, fabric, festoon, furnishings, material, portiere, screen, shower curtain, textile, theater curtain, theatre curtain
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