Drapery Meaning
/ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounCloth draped gracefully in folds.
nounA piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
Sentence Examples
The white drapery does not blend with the black wall.
Purple drapery hung in front of the windows.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy red ____ in the theater added a sense of grandeur.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The white ____ does not blend with the black wall.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The windows gleamed with light through the boughs—a small open space gave to view the left wing of the building—he could distinctly see the long range of illuminated apartments, figures moving to and fro, and the richly coloured fall of the draperies."
— 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 306:
"He made also statutes for the maintenance of drapery and the keeping of wools within the realm"
— 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
"people who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery"
— 1859, Thomas Macaulay, The Life of William Pitt:
Explore More B2 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy red ____ in the theater added a sense of grandeur.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The white ____ does not blend with the black wall.