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drapery

drap·er·y [ dráypəree ] (plural drap·er·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. cloth arranged to hang in folds: cloth or clothing that has been arranged to hang in elegant or decorative folds

2. household 
Same as  curtainn (sense 1)
( usually used in the plural )

3. U.K. commerce 
Same as  dry goods


[14th century. < Old French draperie< drap (see drape)]
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