Draper
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A short encyclopedia entry defining 'draper' as a dealer in cloth and textiles. It discusses the etymology of the word (French drap, Low Latin drappus, and the related 'drab'), and briefly covers the Drapers' Company, one of the London livery companies, chartered in 1364. It also notes the trade's combination with millinery and hosiery and a 1908 legal case on the meaning of 'drapery'.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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