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# drapery

noun (drapery, draperies)

«drapery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

cloth that hangs down in soft folds, such as curtains or long robes [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drapery/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories the soft cloth that covers a figure or hangs at a window

### Examples

- The lady wore a robe of soft drapery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drapery/#x1)
- Heavy red drapery hung over the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drapery/#x2)
- The statue was hidden under folds of drapery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drapery/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drapery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drapery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drapery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drapery.html) on Mova free.