Definition of DRAPERY

drapery

Meanings

Plural: draperies

Noun

  • hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
  • cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
  • Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
  • A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
  • The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
  • Cloth, or woollen materials in general.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin.

Synonyms

curtain, drape, mantle, pall

Scrabble Score: 13

drapery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
drapery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
drapery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

drapery is a valid Words With Friends word