drapery /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/ noun4 •Cloth draped gracefully in folds. •A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape. •Cloth, or woollen materials in general.people who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery — 1859 •The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.He made also statutes for the maintenance of drapery and the keeping of wools within the realm — 1622 formsdraperies