drapery

/ˈdreɪpəri/

Other forms: draperies

Definitions of drapery

1. noun

   cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
   type of:

   cloth, fabric, material, textile

   artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
2. noun

   hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
   synonyms: curtain, drape, mantle, pall

   types:

   drop, drop cloth, drop curtain

   a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

   festoon

   a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves

   frontal

   a drapery that covers the front of an altar

   portiere

   a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

   shower curtain

   a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area

   theater curtain, theatre curtain

   a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance

   safety curtain

   a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire

   scrim

   a theater drop that appears opaque until it is lit from behind

   type of:

   blind, screen

   a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

   furnishing

   (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable