[mass noun]cloth, curtains, or clothing hanging in loose folds 有褶裥的布(或帷帘、服装) the hall of the school was hung with green drapery. 学校礼堂里挂着绿色帷幕。 a cot swathed in draperies and blue ribbons. 一张裹盖着褶裥布和蓝丝带的小床。 ■the artistic arrangement of clothing in sculpture or painting (雕塑或油画上的)衣纹 the effigy is notable for its flowing drapery. 雕像以其流畅的衣纹而著称。
语源
Middle English (in the sense 'cloth, fabrics'): from Old French draperie, from drap 'cloth' (see draper)