Draperies

Drapery \Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. {Draperies}. [F. draperie.]
   1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in
      cloth. --Bacon.
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   2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
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            People who ought to be weighing out grocery or
            measuring out drapery.                --Macaulay.
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   3. A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially
      when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as:
      (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the
          body, or shown in the representations of the human
          figure in art.
      (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.
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                Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch
                About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
                                                  --Bryant.
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                All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely
                torn off.                         --Burke.
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   {Casting of draperies}. See under {Casting}.
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            The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most
            important of an artist's studies.     --Fairholt.
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