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Kanonathena Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

drape/curtain

What's the difference between drape and curtain? To me curtain sounds bigger...

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As window covers, they are synonymous: Drape : hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) Curtain : hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) The differences, I think, are more personal than definitive. I myself picture curtains as having the possibility of being sheer (though others are translucent and covered with ugly floral motifs), while drapes to me must be heavy, opaque and preferably of velvet.

— Mister Micawber

  • As window covers, they are synonymous: Drape : hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) Curtain : hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) The differences, I think, are more personal than definitive.
  • I myself picture curtains as having the possibility of being sheer (though others are translucent and covered with ugly floral motifs), while drapes to me must be heavy, opaque and preferably of velvet.
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As window covers, they are synonymous:

Drape: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Curtain: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

The differences, I think, are more personal than definitive. I myself picture curtains as having the possibility of being sheer (though others are translucent and covered with ugly
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MM is right about the "heavy" aspect involved in draperies:

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drapery

b : CURTAIN 1a; especially : a curtain of heavy fabric often used over sheer curtains c : loose coverings for furniture;
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