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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch draperie, from Old French draperie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdraː.pəˈri/
- Hyphenation: dra‧pe‧rie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
draperie f (plural draperieën, diminutive draperietje n or draperieken n)
- curtain (that blocks the light, ie. not a net curtain)
Synonyms
References
French
Pronunciation
Noun
draperie f (plural draperies)
- drapery
Further reading
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
drap + -erie, or from an unattested Late Latin *drappāria.
Noun
draperie oblique singular, f (oblique plural draperies, nominative singular draperie, nominative plural draperies)
- clothmaking
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (draperie, supplement)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French draperie.
Noun
draperie f (plural draperii)
- drapery
Declension