drapery
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The mountain’s markings suggest not the drapery of clothing, but the contours of land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
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
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 drapery slyly recalls Renaissance artist Hans Holbein’s famous double portrait of “The Ambassadors,” rife with undertones of deadly religious discord during the reign of the much-married Henry VIII.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
He is always left with the uneasy notion that maybe any objective drapery is as good as any other for any emotion.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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
In the 1980s, the company expanded into the home furnishings of my youth: bedspreads, upholstered furniture, draperies, wallpaper and ceramic tiles in tiny florals ideally arranged all together to create a matchy-matchy sanctuary.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
Finally, it crashed down, and the draperies floated down to rest placidly by the windows.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
