drapery

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
2. (countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
3. (countable, uncountable) The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
4. (countable, uncountable) Cloth, or woollen materials in general.

Synonyms

curtain

drape

mantle

pall

cloth

hangings

textiles

fabric

tapestry

haberdashery

hanging

nappe

piece goods

swag

trap

🪤

weaving

dry-goods

wool fabric

blind

dress materials

cloak

clothes

curtains

decoration

deny

dress

👗

dry goods

front

Translations

draperie

panneggio

drappeggio

pañería

Drapierung

colgadura

κουρτίνα

ricasco

tenda

⛺

stoffe

Vorhang

panneggiamento

tenture

cortina

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: draperie

In summary

From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin.