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He left the Court and returned to his cure, and as soon as he came there, he called the draper and the tailor, and he had a gown made which trailed three quarters of an ell on the ground; for he told the tailor how he had been reproved for wearing a short gown, and ordered to wear a long one.

Cent nouvelles nouvelles L��on Leb��que 1896

Mr Buck, a stiff, old-fashioned linen-draper, is waiting for notice in the adjoining pew; what I chiefly remember about him is, that in his best parlour there hung a large frame, containing what I never saw anywhere else, varieties in "darning," all sorts of fabrics being admirably imitated,

Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor 1874

He was in Galveston ordering supplies for the ranch, when in passing a shop which he would have called a draper's, but which was there designated as dealing in dry goods, he was amazed to see the name "Danby and Strong" in big letters at the bottom of a huge pile of small cardboard boxes that filled the whole window.

Revenge! Robert Barr 1881

An alternative - in an old English-Latin dictionary - was "wool-draper", probably using "draper" in the sense of "fabric seller".

Lanarius - person who does stuff with wool Penny 2009

An alternative - in an old English-Latin dictionary - was "wool-draper", probably using "draper" in the sense of "fabric seller".

Archive 2009-04-01 Penny 2009

I don't doubt they are from what you tell me -- you could look about meanwhile for a temporary appointment, say as '-- he checked himself from uttering the word' shop girl, 'and substituted for it,' draper's assistant. '

Philistia Grant Allen 1873

Project Runway's most-esteemed "draper," Rami Kashou, was a guest speaker at the Phillips Collection last Thursday for their monthly "Phillips After 5″ event.

unknown title Nean 2008

With this all-star season featuring returning favorites like season one's Austin Scarlett, and season four's draper extraordinaire Rami Kashou, it makes you yearn for a simpler time when reality TV didn't have to try quite so hard to be entertaining.

Lelia Nebeker: The Catch-22 of All-Star Seasons Lelia Nebeker 2011

There's Mog Edwards, the draper in love with Miss Myfanwy Price; Polly Garter, the town prostitute in love with babies; and the formidable Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard, twice widowed, who keeps a boarding house but will not have any guests in it lest they breathe on the furniture.

A Gloriously Musical Play for Voices Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011

Government service: After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with degrees in Islamic Studies, draper joined the State Department and completed a year-long tour in Saudi Arabia as a consular officer.

hannah draper: Encouraging women's advancement in Turkey 2011