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Meanings of drapery in English

Portuguese
cortina
Catalan
cortinatge
Spanish
cortina
Wikidata

Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

cortina
Usage of drapery in English
1
The drapery wavered a moment; then settled once more into its folds.
A Man and His Money
2
She swept aside the drapery and entered-thestately lady of the house.
Mr. Achilles
3
He jerked the drapery aside and found himself in a dark corridor.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
4
Some of the women gather them round them in folds like drapery.
The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
5
By the way, do you remember the drapery covering the bedroom wall?
Ghosts
6
Hidden by the drapery of the curtain she looked out and watched.
The Four Feathers
7
The heavy drapery, as it fell, completely concealed the man in spectacles.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 03
8
The sculptor had not yet learned to represent the folds of drapery
A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
9
The white drapery about her head increased the expression of her countenance.
O. T., A Danish Romance
10
I had seen the likes of such red drapery on Margaret's poppet.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
11
There is evidence in this piece of drapery to hang an angel.
The Frozen Pirate
12
Glen went to the small window and pulled the makeshift drapery aside.
Cry for the strangers
13
A young woman in gold drapery drops gold coins from her hands.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twe...
14
She liked its coquettish drapery of tulle and silver about the hips.
The Financier: A Novel
15
She heard the sough of drapery, and a soft and striding step.
Bella Donna: A Novel
16
All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
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Translations for drapery
Spanish
cortina
Drapery through the time
Drapery across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common