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portiere vs drapery

drapery vs portiere

portiere and drapery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portiere Yes No No No
drapery Yes No No No
As nouns, drapery is a hypernym of portiere; that is, drapery is a word with a broader meaning than portiere:
  • portiere: a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
  • drapery: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Other hypernyms of portiere include curtain, drape, mantle, pall.
portiere (noun) drapery (noun)
a heavy curtain hung across a doorway hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
Difference between portiere and drapery

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