Draper

Dra·per (dr

r), Henry 1837-1882.

American astronomer who developed methods for photographing the heavens and was the first to photograph a stellar spectrum (1872) and a nebula (1880).

drap·er (dr

n. Chiefly British

A dealer in cloth or clothing and dry goods.

[Middle English, weaver or seller of cloth, from Old French drapier, from drap, cloth; see drape.]

draper [ˈdreɪpə]

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) Brit a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials

Draper [ˈdreɪpə]

1. (Biographies / Draper, Henry (1837-1882) M, US, SCIENCE: astronomer) Henry. 1837-82, US astronomer, who contributed to stellar classification and spectroscopy

2. (Biographies / Draper, John William (1811-1882) M, USnational of birth: English, SCIENCE: chemist, HISTORY: historian) his father, John William. 1811-82, US chemist and historian, born in England, made the first photograph of the moon

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Noun

draper - a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)

linendraper - a retail dealer in yard goods

bargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

Translations

draper [ˈdreɪpəʳ] N → pañero/a m/f

draper

n (Brit) → Textilkaufmann m → /-frau f; draper’s (shop) → Textilgeschäft nt

draper [ˈdreɪpəʳ] n (Brit) (old) → negoziante m/f di stoffe

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He set out at once, the man with whom he had made the bet--whose name is not remembered--accompanied by Barham Wise, a linen draper, and Hamerson Burns, a photographer, I think, following in a light cart or wagon.

Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

I have traced her to a shop at Frizinghall, kept by a linen draper named Maltby.

The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context

Stir those lazy bones of thine, for thou must get thee straightway to our good gossip, the draper Hugh Longshanks of Ancaster.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context

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