Definition of draper in English:

draper

noun ˈdreɪpəˈdreɪpər

British dated

A person who sells textile fabrics.
as a young man he was employed in a draper's shop
Example sentencesExamples
- Isaac Barrow's father, Thomas Barrow, was a linen draper by trade.
- The drab life of the draper's shop, its trivial incidents, are made interesting and important.
- He toiled as a Broughton draper, selling cloth to merchants.
- By 1429 he had accumulated almost £130 in debts owed to fellow townsmen, other Essex men, and several Londoners; among the creditors were two fishmongers, two drapers and two ironmongers.
- Others, like vintners, mercers, and drapers, dealt in goods brought into the town from more distant parts.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a maker of woollen cloth): from Old French drapier, from drap 'cloth', from late Latin drappus.

trappings from Late Middle English:
Animal traps (Old English) have nothing to do with trappings, which go back to Latin drappus ‘cloth’, the source of draper, drab [M16] originally undyed cloth, and drapery (Late Middle English). In the 14th century trappings were an ornamental harness for a horse, but now people more often use the word in contexts such as ‘the trappings of success’ for the outwards signs or objects associated with a particular role or job.

Rhymes

caper, escaper, gaper, paper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapour (US vapor)

Definition of draper in US English:

draper

nounˈdreɪpərˈdrāpər

British dated

A person who sells cloth and dry goods.
as a young man he was employed in a draper's shop
Example sentencesExamples
- By 1429 he had accumulated almost £130 in debts owed to fellow townsmen, other Essex men, and several Londoners; among the creditors were two fishmongers, two drapers and two ironmongers.
- He toiled as a Broughton draper, selling cloth to merchants.
- Isaac Barrow's father, Thomas Barrow, was a linen draper by trade.
- Others, like vintners, mercers, and drapers, dealt in goods brought into the town from more distant parts.
- The drab life of the draper's shop, its trivial incidents, are made interesting and important.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a maker of woolen cloth): from Old French drapier, from drap ‘cloth’, from late Latin drappus.

单词	draper
释义	Definition of draper in English: draper noun ˈdreɪpəˈdreɪpər British dated A person who sells textile fabrics. as a young man he was employed in a draper's shop Example sentencesExamples Isaac Barrow's father, Thomas Barrow, was a linen draper by trade. The drab life of the draper's shop, its trivial incidents, are made interesting and important. He toiled as a Broughton draper, selling cloth to merchants. By 1429 he had accumulated almost £130 in debts owed to fellow townsmen, other Essex men, and several Londoners; among the creditors were two fishmongers, two drapers and two ironmongers. Others, like vintners, mercers, and drapers, dealt in goods brought into the town from more distant parts. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a maker of woollen cloth): from Old French drapier, from drap 'cloth', from late Latin drappus. trappings from Late Middle English: Animal traps (Old English) have nothing to do with trappings, which go back to Latin drappus ‘cloth’, the source of draper, drab [M16] originally undyed cloth, and drapery (Late Middle English). In the 14th century trappings were an ornamental harness for a horse, but now people more often use the word in contexts such as ‘the trappings of success’ for the outwards signs or objects associated with a particular role or job. Rhymes caper, escaper, gaper, paper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapour (US vapor) Definition of draper in US English: draper nounˈdreɪpərˈdrāpər British dated A person who sells cloth and dry goods. as a young man he was employed in a draper's shop Example sentencesExamples By 1429 he had accumulated almost £130 in debts owed to fellow townsmen, other Essex men, and several Londoners; among the creditors were two fishmongers, two drapers and two ironmongers. He toiled as a Broughton draper, selling cloth to merchants. Isaac Barrow's father, Thomas Barrow, was a linen draper by trade. Others, like vintners, mercers, and drapers, dealt in goods brought into the town from more distant parts. The drab life of the draper's shop, its trivial incidents, are made interesting and important. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a maker of woolen cloth): from Old French drapier, from drap ‘cloth’, from late Latin drappus.
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