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drapery (n.)

early 14c., draperie, "cloth, textiles," from Old French draperie (12c.) "weaving, cloth-making, clothes shop," from drap "cloth, piece of cloth" (see drape (v.)). From late 14c. as "place where cloth is made; cloth market." Meaning "stuff with which something is draped" is from 1680s.

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Definitions of drapery from WordNet

drapery (n.)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window);
Synonyms: curtain / drape / mantle / pall
drapery (n.)
cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds;
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