drapery

drap·er·y

D0381500 (drā′pə-rē)n. pl. drap·er·ies 1. Cloth or clothing gracefully arranged in loose folds.2. A piece or pieces of heavy fabric hanging straight in loose folds, used as a curtain.3. Cloth; fabric.4. Chiefly British The business of a draper.

drapery

(ˈdreɪpərɪ) n, pl -peries1. (Textiles) fabric or clothing arranged and draped2. (Textiles) (often plural) curtains or hangings that drape3. (Textiles) Brit the occupation or shop of a draper4. (Textiles) fabrics and cloth collectively ˈdraperied adj

drap•er•y

(ˈdreɪ pə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies. 1. coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, esp. as arranged in loose, graceful folds. 2. Usu., draperies. long curtains, often of heavy fabric. 3. the draping or arranging of hangings, clothing, etc., in graceful folds. 4. cloths or textile fabrics collectively. 5. Brit. a. dry goods. b. the stock, shop, or business of a draper. [1250–1300; Middle English draperie < Old French, =drap (see drape) + -erie -ery] drap′er•ied, adj.

drapery

dry goods

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drapery - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)curtain, drape, pall, mantlescreen, blind - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"drop cloth, drop curtain, drop - a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background sceneryeyelet, eyehole - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or barfestoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curvesfrontal - a drapery that covers the front of an altarfurnishing - (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livableportiere - a heavy curtain hung across a doorwayshower curtain - a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower areatheater curtain, theatre curtain - a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance
	2.	drapery - cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose foldscloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

Translations

布料和服装业装饰用褶皱织物

drape

(dreip) verb1. to hang cloth in folds (about). We draped the sofa in red velvet. (用布)披覆 （成褶地）披覆 2. to hang in folds. We draped sheets over the boxes to hide them. 垂掛 （成褶地）悬挂 ˈdraper noun a person who sells cloth, clothing etc. 布商 布商ˈdrapery – plural ˈdraperies – noun1. a draper's business. 布業 布料和服装业2. cloth used for draping. walls hung with blue drapery. (用於披覆或垂掛的)裝飾布 装饰用褶皱织物drapes noun plural (American) curtains. (美)窗簾 窗帘