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drapery

noun
🔊/ˈdreɪpəri/
🔊/ˈdreɪpəri/
(plural draperies)
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  1. [uncountable]
    (also draperies [plural])
    cloth or clothing hanging in loose folds垂褶
    • a cradle swathed in draperies and blue ribbon扎着打褶装饰织物和蓝色缎带的摇篮
    • The style is noted for its flowing drapery.这种风格因其飘逸的窗帘而出名。
  2. [countable, usually plural]
    (also drape (both North American English))
    a long thick curtain垂褶
  3. [uncountable] (old-fashioned) cloth and materials for sewing sold by a draper（布商出售的）织物，布料
    • a drapery shop/business铺/生意
    compare dry goods
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘cloth, fabrics’): from Old French draperie, from drap ‘cloth’, from late Latin drappus.