draperies

  • 1Draperies — Drapery Dra per*y, n.; pl. {Draperies}. [F. draperie.] 1. The occupation of a draper; cloth making, or dealing in cloth. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general. [1913 Webster] People who ought to be weighing out grocery or… …

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  • 2draperies — dra·per·y || dreɪpÉ™rɪ n. cloth; fabric used for curtains …

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  • 4Casting of draperies — Drapery Dra per*y, n.; pl. {Draperies}. [F. draperie.] 1. The occupation of a draper; cloth making, or dealing in cloth. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general. [1913 Webster] People who ought to be weighing out grocery or… …

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  • 5Westmount Draperies — Incorporated, founded in 1958, is one of the longest running commercial drapery and bedspread companies in North America and remains one of Canada s oldest family owned companies. This is important because many of Canada s oldest businesses are… …

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  • 6Casting of draperies — Casting Cast ing, n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.… …

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  • 7draperie — 1. draperie [ drapri ] n. f. • fin XIIe; de drap 1 ♦ Vx Étoffe, vêtement de drap. Comm. Tissu de laine. ⇒ 1. lainage. Un coupon de draperie anglaise. 2 ♦ (1677) Étoffe ou vêtement ample formant de grands plis. Ondulations d une draperie. Draperie …

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  • 8Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …

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  • 9interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …

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  • 10Sculpture — • In the widest sense of the term, sculpture is the art of representing in bodily form men, animals, and other objects in stone, bronze, ivory, clay and similar materials Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sculpture     Sculpture …

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