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Apery :: Apery (n.) The practice of aping; an apish action.

Hanging :: Hanging (n.) That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural..

Lambrequin :: Lambrequin (n.) A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like..

Pose :: Pose (v. i.) To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude..

Haberdasher :: Haberdasher (n.) A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc..

Grapery :: Grapery (n.) A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes.

Mantling :: Mantling (n.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin..

Papyraceous :: Papyraceous (a.) Made of papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery.

Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc..

Valance :: Valance (v. t.) To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.

Valance :: Valance (n.) Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor..

Drapery :: Drapery (n.) 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..

Curtain :: Curtain (n.) A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage..

Drapery :: Drapery (n.) The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth..

Sea Lettuce :: Sea lettuce () The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food..

Papery :: Papery (a.) Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper.

Japery :: Japery (n.) Jesting; buffoonery.

Draperied :: Draperied (a.) Covered or supplied with drapery.

Apery :: Apery (n.) A place where apes are kept.

Chartaceous :: Chartaceous (a.) Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.

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