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draperies


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

draperies

Details

Curtains, especially long curtains of heavy fabric, usually hung in carefully arranged folds at the sides of openings, either in a straight or draped fashion, sometimes used over sheer curtains.

Variations

draperies, window

drapes, outer

overdraperies

drapes

window draperies

outer drapes

overdrapes

draperie

drapery

drape

over-draperies

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