drapery.

1. Cloth, curtains, or other fabric arranged in hanging folds.

2. The representation of clothing or folded cloth in painting, sculpture, or drawing.

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Words that belong together

• heavy drapery
• folds of drapery

On the page

Heavy drapery darkened the window.

She drew aside the faded drapery.

Dust lay in the folds of the drapery.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Mass or collective noun; draperies for hangings. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.