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drapery

[dray-puh-ree] / ˈdreɪ pə ri /




NOUN
tapestry
Synonyms


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He has given us, instead, a whirlwind of active bodies and body parts, of fluttering wings, limbs and drapery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

The gleaming surface of the projecting figure and a background of sleeping soldiers, angels, drapery and clouds embody the inexplicable moment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

The large, angled handkerchief is a subtle formal echo of the drapery opening diagonally above Mariana’s head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

After dropping out of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, she moved to Malibu and started a company called Kurtain Kraft, which created a product that used wire hangers and fabric to create window drapery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024

Sitting rooms spill over with tipsy sofas and moth-eaten covers, and the furniture is piled high with old-fashioned post-balloons, buckets, house-lanterns, drapery, older télétropes, bolts of lace, half-burned candles, broken spyglasses, ear-trumpets, and more.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Heavy draperies hang at the windows instead of venetian blinds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Upstairs, the silk damask draperies, crystal chandeliers and sumptuous beds feel opulent and the rooms are simply huge.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

There, gleaming gypsum flowers bloom from stone draperies laced with translucent cave pearls.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023

To recreate the czar’s private rooms, Ms. Ryadova’s team had to remake almost everything: pickled oak parquet floors, wool rugs and silk draperies, and even spittoons that were used by the imperial family and courtiers.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

Then I woke up, pushed the boy aside, caught the unburned upper part of the draperies and pulled them down.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler


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