Buying curtains and expensive drapes is not necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Living Beautifully With the New Frugality] Reference
For presidential candidates, "measuring the drapes" is no longer taboo. From Wordnik.com. [Presidential transition bill to become law] Reference
Outside now, sandstone tenements of night are shaped in drapes of Rembrandt's candlelight. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
For presidential candidates, "measuring the drapes" is no longer taboo, but legal -- sort of. From Wordnik.com. [Presidential transition bill to become law] Reference
Learning these drapes is part of the fascination of the sari: it's like doing very large-scale origami around your own body. From Wordnik.com. [Half a Billion Indian Women Can't Be Wrong] Reference
Usually seen in drapes and bed sheets, most people do not use a straight polyester fabric to decorate with, or really at any time. From Wordnik.com. [Decorating White Spaces by Adding a Delicate Touch of Color] Reference
In the living room, they were called drapes - but they were still curtains. From Wordnik.com. [theadvertiser.com -] Reference
Log in to Reply drapes is a bad word!. From Wordnik.com. [Dispatches from Chicago - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
I always wanted to be in a room with those kind of drapes and you know what?. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
But really, what kind of drapes are going to match an unkempt carpet anyways?. From Wordnik.com. [DIE YUPPIE SCUM] Reference
Short of laughing at the "drapes" quip, I wondered, what the heck is McCain talking about?. From Wordnik.com. [Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics On-Demand] Reference
Draping is an old couture technique that's all about how the material "drapes" on the body. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They can claim rent, for example, or mortgage payments and furnishings, such as drapes, carpets and electrical goods. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Star > News Feed] Reference
What will be the easiest way adding the feature of auto background/wallpaper rotation other than installing "drapes"?. From Wordnik.com. [Ubuntu Forums] Reference
The holes in the drapes were a big turnoff. From Wordnik.com. [Crashing at Extended-Stay Hotels] Reference
"drapes" that females students are required to wear. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Hang pictures, get new drapes or window treatments. From Wordnik.com. [Shopping Around] Reference
Once a cat gets into a bad habit, you buy new drapes. From Wordnik.com. [Why Dogs are Men and Cats are Women] Reference
I took down their drapes and covered their furniture. From Wordnik.com. [My Brilliant Career] Reference
He drapes his considerable girth across your counter to tease her. From Wordnik.com. [Assumption] Reference
Many were using makeshift parachutes made from drapes or tablecloths. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
Why not wire the fabric used in furniture, drapes and carpets as well?. From Wordnik.com. [Wearing Wires] Reference
• When hanging drapes, mount the rod where the ceiling meets the walls. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Libby Langdon, Interior Designer] Reference
It's dark here in the suite's living room, the blackout drapes shut tight. From Wordnik.com. [Monsoon] Reference
Its airflow with tools, used when cleaning drapes and upholstery, was mediocre. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Electrolux UltraSilencer EL6986 canister is quiet, but does it clean well?] Reference
The drapes are closed against the sunlight, but Ginny can feel someone in the room. From Wordnik.com. [All that Remains] Reference
I draw open the heavy red drapes of Room 39 on the third floor of the Hotel Orologio. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Irene S. Levine: Bringing Home a Taste of Bologna] Reference
She drapes him with a plastic cape and says, “How much do you want me to cut off?”. From Wordnik.com. [Ever. Happily. After.] Reference
My orange drapes are thick and they don't breathe, not in the summer heat of Hong Kong. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyeur] Reference
Now the woman is out of the chair, honeying, pulling the drapes aside, opening the window. From Wordnik.com. [All that Remains] Reference
Breaking into the meeting, a Secret Service agent rushed to the window and dosed the drapes. From Wordnik.com. [Still In The Line Of Fire] Reference
Dominion Virginia suggested closing drapes or blinds during the day and barbecuing outdoors. From Wordnik.com. [Record heat scorches tourists and may be responsible for cyclist's death] Reference
She comes to him, and lays down next to him, and drapes his huge arm over her like a blanket. From Wordnik.com. [Independence Day] Reference
Sweat runs down my neck and my back, tracing an insane urge to tear down the drapes and scream. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyeur] Reference
But then there were other rumors that she, too, was getting new drapes made for Hughes's office. From Wordnik.com. [West Wing Story: D.C. United] Reference
It was dark, but since the drapes weren't drawn and it was a clear night I could see just enough. From Wordnik.com. [Ed and Deb Shapiro: Dealing With a Bear in Your House] Reference
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