Examples of drapery in a Sentence
The painter arranged several items among drapery and began to work.
the drapery for the picture window matched the color of the furniture in the center of the room
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Other rooms had no windows, which became masterfully unnoticeable in Kate Figler Interiors’ Venus Drawing Room, swathed in Gracie’s Linda’s Garden mural wall covering with a valance and drapery by Perennials that evokes the feeling of a windowed space.
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Anne Lee Phillips, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
The restaurant’s interior was decorated with silk draperies, while artworks hung in the spaces between windows.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
The white walls and draperies were brought to life with a cluster of flat screens, positioned in the center of the room, broadcasting LoCascio’s kaleidoscopic motifs.
—Baze Mpinja, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
They can be hung in four different ways, including via the pole pocket, belt loop, clip rings, or drapery rings.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 10 Sep. 2024
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Anne Lee Phillips, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
The restaurant’s interior was decorated with silk draperies, while artworks hung in the spaces between windows.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
The white walls and draperies were brought to life with a cluster of flat screens, positioned in the center of the room, broadcasting LoCascio’s kaleidoscopic motifs.
—Baze Mpinja, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
They can be hung in four different ways, including via the pole pocket, belt loop, clip rings, or drapery rings.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Drapery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drapery. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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drapery
noun
drap·ery
ˈdrā-p(ə-)rē 
plural draperies
1
: a decorative fabric hung in loose folds
2
: curtains of heavy fabric often used over thinner curtains
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