slovodefinícia
draperies
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draperies,
Draperies
(gcide)
Drapery \Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. Draperies. [F. draperie.]
1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in
cloth. --Bacon.
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2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
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People who ought to be weighing out grocery or
measuring out drapery. --Macaulay.
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3. A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially
when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as:
(a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the
body, or shown in the representations of the human
figure in art.
(b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.
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Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
--Bryant.
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All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely
torn off. --Burke.
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Casting of draperies. See under Casting.
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The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most
important of an artist's studies. --Fairholt.
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podobné slovodefinícia
draperies
(encz)
draperies,
Casting of draperies
(gcide)
Drapery \Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. Draperies. [F. draperie.]
1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in
cloth. --Bacon.
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2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.
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People who ought to be weighing out grocery or
measuring out drapery. --Macaulay.
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3. A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially
when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as:
(a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the
body, or shown in the representations of the human
figure in art.
(b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.
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Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
--Bryant.
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All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely
torn off. --Burke.
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Casting of draperies. See under Casting.
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The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most
important of an artist's studies. --Fairholt.
[1913 Webster]Casting \Cast"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.
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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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3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so
cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.
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4. The warping of a board. --Brande & C.
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5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as
skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
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Casting of draperies, the proper distribution of the folds
of garments, in painting and sculpture.

Casting line (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied
to the long reel line.

Casting net, a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction
from a net that is set and left.

Casting voice, Casting vote, the decisive vote of a
presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house
are equally divided. "When there was an equal vote, the
governor had the casting voice." --B. Trumbull.

Casting weight, a weight that turns a balance when exactly
poised.
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