drapes

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Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Then she built two armchairs in that room that I bought from her in the same drapes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Three days after the gunfight, the gates were wide open, and window drapes billowed in the breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Because while Inter Milan believes it has a story to tell, AC Milan has locked the doors, drawn the drapes and taken the phone off the hook.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Small rooms line the hall on either side, all with the same black drapes over the windows, the same dim lamps with green shades.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin