English-Thai Dictionary
drapery
N ผ้า แขวน ผ้าม่าน curtain tapestry pa-kwaen
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DRAPERY
n. 1. Clothwork; the trade of making cloth.
2. Cloth; stuffs of wool.
3. In sculpture and painting, the representation of the clothing or dress of human figures; also, tapestry, hangings, curtains, etc.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DRAPERY
Dra "per *y, n.; pl. Draperies. Etym: [F. draperie. ]
1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth. Bacon.
2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general. People who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery. Macaulay.
3. A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a ) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b ) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed. Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. Bryant. All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely torn off. Burke. Casting of draperies. See under Casting. The casting of draperies... is one of the most important of an artist's studies. Fairholt.
New American Oxford Dictionary
drapery
dra per y |ˈdrāpərē ˈdreɪp (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. draperies ) cloth coverings hanging in loose folds: the hall of the school was hung with green drapery. • (draperies ) long curtains of heavy fabric. • the artistic arrangement of clothing in sculpture or painting: the effigy is notable for its flowing drapery. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘cloth, fabrics ’): from Old French draperie, from drap ‘cloth ’ (see draper ).
Oxford Dictionary
drapery
dra ¦pery |ˈdreɪp (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. draperies ) [ mass noun ] cloth, curtains, or clothing hanging in loose folds: the hall of the school was hung with green drapery. • the depiction of folds of cloth in sculpture or painting: the effigy is notable for its flowing drapery. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘cloth, fabrics ’): from Old French draperie, from drap ‘cloth ’ (see draper ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
drapery
dra per y /dréɪp (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ies 1 C U ひだのある布 .2 U ｟英 ｠反物, 服地 (｟米 ｠dry goods ).3 U ｟英 ｠服地類販売業 .
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