DRAPER


Meaning of DRAPER in English

I. drap·er -pə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, maker of cloth, from Middle French drapier, from Old French, from drap cloth + -ier -er; in sense 2, from drape (I) + -er

1. Britain : a dealer in cloth and sometimes also in clothing and dry goods

2. : one that drapes (as cloth) or arranges draperies (as on a stage setting)

II. dra·per noun

( -s )

Etymology: origin unknown

1. : a machine for cleaning sugar-beet seed

2. : the canvas conveyor of a header, binder, or combine

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