What is "drapes"

Usage examples of "drapes".

There was an opening behind the drapes, though it did not lead into another room but instead into a dark, narrow hall.

Ropes and strings of pearls, pink, rosy gray, and even some of jet held back the deep crimson drapes that billowed heavily before the windows.

A soberlooking servant was busily opening the drapes at the window and stirring up the fire.

Maroon drapes flanked the windows where tatters of rain slashed across the solid stones of the tower.

She looked around with satisfaction at the deep crimson velvet drapes and the dark leather upholstery of her chairs and sighed contentedly.

Garion stood at the window holding aside one of the green drapes and looking out as if it might be possible to penetrate all those leagues of open water and see what was happening at Riva.

He led them down a broad hallway to a large, candle-lit room with a crimson carpet and drapes and deeply upholstered furniture of the same hue.

The walls were lined with black drapes, and the air was thick with incense.

Deep, ornately woven Mallorean carpets covered the floor and soft green velvet drapes covered the tall, narrow windows.

The drapes at the sides of the windows were of crimson velvet, and the fine Mallorean carpet was a deep blue.

Ragged drapes hung at the windows, and the corners were thick with cobwebs.

The rotten drapes near the golden throne parted, and a double file of robed Grolims entered, chanting fervently, even as the assembled Chandim and Guardsmen fell to their knees and the Hounds and the Karands groveled and whined.

He couldn't see the rotten drapes, or cobwebs, or all the trash on the floor.

Ivory drapes of immense height lay tumbled casually on the white carpet inside the many windows.

I picked a way to the bedroom and prowled my flash around discreetly, after lowering the shades and pulling the drapes across them.