draper

noun drap·er \ˈdrā-pər\

Definition of DRAPER

chiefly British

: a dealer in cloth and sometimes also in clothing and dry goods

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Middle English, weaver, clothier, from Anglo-French draper, from drap cloth — more at drab

First Known Use: 14th century

biographical name Dra·per \ˈdrā-pər\

Henry 1837–1882 Am. astron.

geographical name Dra·per \ˈdrā-pər\

city N cen Utah S of Salt Lake City pop 42,274

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