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draper
(encz) | draper,obchodník s textilem Zdeněk Brož |
Draper
(gcide) | Draper \Dra"per\, n. [F. drapier.]
One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and
tailor.
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draper
(wn) | draper
n 1: a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in
clothing and drygoods) |
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drapery
(mass) | drapery
- záves |
draperies
(encz) | draperies, |
drapery
(encz) | drapery,závěs n: Zdeněk Brož |
linendraper
(encz) | linendraper, n: |
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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Draper
(gcide) | Draper \Dra"per\, n. [F. drapier.]
One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and
tailor.
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Draperied
(gcide) | Draperied \Dra"per*ied\, a.
Covered or supplied with drapery. [R.] --Byron.
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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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Drapery
(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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Linen draper
(gcide) | Linen \Lin"en\, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS.
l[imac]n flax, whence l[imac]nen made of flax; akin to OS.,
Icel., & MHG. l[imac]n flax and linen, G. lein, leinen,
linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen,
Gr. li`non. Cf. Line, Linseed.]
1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used
in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting,
towels, tablecloths, etc.; as, bed linens "In linen white
as milk." --Robert of Brunne.
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2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times,
chiefly made of linen.
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Linen draper, a dealer in linen.
Linen prover, a small microscope for counting the threads
in a given space in linen fabrics.
Linen scroll, Linen pattern (Arch.), an ornament for
filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff
symmetrically disposed.
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drapery
(wn) | drapery
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
[syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall]
2: cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds |
linendraper
(wn) | linendraper
n 1: a retail dealer in yard goods |
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