Drapery

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdreɪpÉ™ri/

Origin

From Old French draperie, from drap ("drape, sheet, large cloth"), ultmately of origin.

Full definition of drapery

Noun

1. (uncountable) Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
2. (countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
3. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
4. Cloth, or woollen materials in general.
• Macaulaypeople who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery