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† ˈale-ˌdraper Obs. or dial. [f. ale- 4 + draper, perhaps originally jocular, in allusion to linen-draper, etc.] An alehouse-keeper.1655 R. Younge Charge agst. Drunk. 13 These godlesse Ale-drapers, and other sellers of drink. 1743 Lond. & Country Brewer iv. (ed. 2) 300 Most of our Brewers and Ale-Dr...
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▪ I. draper, n. (ˈdreɪpə(r)) Also 4–5 drapere, 5 -ure, -ar. [a. AF. draper = F. drapier (13th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), f. drap cloth: see -er2 2.] 1. Orig., One who made (woollen) cloth. Subsequently, A dealer in cloth, and now by extension, in other articles of textile manufacture: often qualified as wo...
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