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Drapery vs Upholstery - What's the difference?

drapery | upholstery |

As nouns the difference between drapery and upholstery

is that drapery is (uncountable) cloth draped gracefully in folds while upholstery is the craft or business of upholstering furniture.

drapery

English

(wikipedia drapery)

Noun

  • (uncountable) Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
  • (countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
  • The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • Cloth, or woollen materials in general.
  • * Macaulay
    • people who ought to be weighing out grocery or measuring out drapery

    upholstery

    English

    (wikipedia upholstery)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
  • The materials so used.