drapes

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Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

Then she built two armchairs in that room that I bought from her in the same drapes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The drapes the 79-year-old president mentioned cover a window in the East Room of the White House that looks out onto the construction site for the $400 million ballroom.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Deluxe-theater owners had modeled their palaces after opera houses and temples, complete with velvet drapes, gilt ceilings and live orchestras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The work was difficult, and it gave Ophie watery eyes and a runny nose every time she beat the dust out of an old mattress or shook the cobwebs off an ancient set of drapes.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland