draper

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One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor
{n} a person who sells or deals in cloth
A draper is a shopkeeper who sells cloth. someone who sells cloth, curtains etc (drapier, from drap; DRAPE). Draper Charles Stark Draper Ruth Tree Sir Herbert Draper Beerbohm
{i} cloth dealer
a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
draper's
A shop that sells drapery
ale draper
An alehouse keeper. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
Charles Stark Draper
born Oct. 2, 1901, Windsor, Mo., U.S. died July 25, 1987, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. aeronautical engineer. He taught at MIT from 1935, where he developed a gunsight for naval anti-aircraft guns that was installed on most U.S. naval vessels in World War II. His inertial guidance system, called spatial inertial reference equipment (SPIRE), allowed planes, submarines, and ballistic missiles to travel thousands of miles to their destinations without reference to outside navigational aids, such as radio or the positions of celestial bodies. His group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology also developed guidance systems for the Apollo program. He is memorialized in the annual Charles Stark Draper Prize for achievement in engineering
Ruth Draper
born Dec. 2, 1884, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 30, 1956, New York City U.S. monologist. She began her career by writing dramatic sketches about people she had observed and performing them at parties. She made her New York debut (1917) in a series of one-act pieces. Her London debut (1920) established her as a master monologist. She performed worldwide, playing on a bare stage with few props and creating characters and settings by subtle modulation of feature, gesture, and voice
Sir Herbert Draper Beerbohm Tree
born Dec. 17, 1853, London, Eng. died July 2, 1917, London British actor-manager. A romantic actor with a gift for character roles and comedy, he made his London debut in 1878 and won favourable notice in The Private Secretary (1884). As manager of the Haymarket Theatre (1887-97), he directed and acted in lavish Shakespearean productions, which he continued as actor-manager of Her Majesty's Theatre (1897-1915). He produced notable stage versions of Charles Dickens's works. In 1904 he founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
linen draper
{i} person who deals in linens; dry-goods dealer (British)
draper

    الواصلة

    drap·er

    التركية النطق

    dreypır

    النطق

    /ˈdrāpər/ /ˈdreɪpɜr/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ 'drA-p&r ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, weaver, clothier, from Middle French drapier, from Old French, from drap cloth; more at DRAB.
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