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drapery

[drey-puh-ree] / ˈdreɪ pə ri /




NOUN
tapestry
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But as the Oxford Companion says of Gainsborough, “Unlike most of his contemporaries he employed no drapery painter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

“Certain colors get canceled out. You have to think about wallpapers, upholstery and drapery fabric. Those are the big things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Seeing none, I ducked between the end of the drapery and the wall.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood