Drapery word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "drapery" word

[noun] hanging cloth used as a blind
[noun] cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

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\Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. {Draperies}. [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.

Synonyms for drapery

curtain, drape, mantle, pall

Related terms: applique, batik, beach umbrella, chandelier, chaplet, coronal, corsage, cuspidation, fabric, filigree, foliage, garland, light shield, metalwork, motif, pigtail, plumb bob, shadow, shroud, textile, tooling, trim

The fun area, different aproach to word »drapery«

Let's analyse "drapery" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 28.6% of vowels is 10% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YREPARD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .-. .- .--. . .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: drapery: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: drapery: 4 + 9 + 1 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 7 = 42, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (2)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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