drapery
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Those smoke-stained mirrors, that tin ceiling, the drapery and light fixtures are in fact set-dressed — ersatz!
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
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 darkness of the woods and muddy terrain was just as effective scenery as any of the bedsheet drapery or wooden flats that had been set up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Seeing none, I ducked between the end of the drapery and the wall.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Heavy draperies hang at the windows instead of venetian blinds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
There, gleaming gypsum flowers bloom from stone draperies laced with translucent cave pearls.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2023
The silk damask draperies and sumptuous beds felt opulent and a nice flourish to the end of the byway and a way to rest up before heading back to Seattle the next day.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 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
How was Granny going to stay all around Miss Love if she got new parlor draperies?
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
