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
The drapes the 79-year-old president mentioned cover a window in the East Room of the White House that looks out onto the construction site for the $400 million ballroom.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
The hanging plastic drapes swayed and dragged against the dirty floor, sending up gravelly whispers.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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