as in curtains
pieces of cloth hung to darken, decorate, or divide a room
the drapery for the picture window matched the color of the furniture in the center of the room
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Recent Examples of drapery
Eid then moved to Detroit in 1967 to work in the drapery business.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Even soft textiles like rugs and drapery can be used to define the snug.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Guests are able to control everything from the light-dimming to the drapery.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 June 2025
What does that mean for your bedding, drapery, light fixtures, and furnishings?
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2025
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Even soft textiles like rugs and drapery can be used to define the snug.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Guests are able to control everything from the light-dimming to the drapery.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 June 2025
What does that mean for your bedding, drapery, light fixtures, and furnishings?
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for drapery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drapery
curtains
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In Batman's Gotham City land some of the windows in the building facades are cracked whilst others are boarded up or have curtains which are only partly pulled to.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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At home, consider swapping heavy drapes for a pair of airy lace curtains, adding milk-glass lamps, and trading scalloped edges for straight ones.—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Drapery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drapery. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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