Drapery1. (n.) The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
2. (n.) Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
3. (n.) 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.
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