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Casting of draperies
Casting Cast"ing, n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. 2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. 3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting. 4. The warping of a board. --Brande & C. 5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc. Casting of draperies, the proper distribution of the folds of garments, in painting and sculpture. Casting line (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied to the long reel line. Casting net, a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left. Casting voice, Casting vote, the decisive vote of a presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided. ``When there was an equal vote, the governor had the casting voice.' --B. Trumbull.
Draperied
Draperied Dra"per*ied, a. Covered or supplied with drapery. [R.] --Byron.

Meaning of Draperie from wikipedia

- Drapery is a general word referring to cloths or textiles (Old French draperie, from Late Latin drappus). It may refer to cloth used for decorative purposes...
- section of the military, prepare Aristide Maillol's sculpture Baigneuse à la draperie, looted during World War II for transport to France. Sculpture is labeled...
- pour 'Nu à la draperie') Tronc de femme aux mains jointes Femme ****ise Buste de marin Les Demoiselles d'Avinyó (Étude) Nu à la draperie (Étude) Masque...
- Markus Lüpertz Open Book, stainless steel, 2010, by Diane Maclean Nue sans draperie, bronze, 1921, by Aristide Maillol Konkavt ansikt, marble, 2006, by Hilde...
- commissioned jewelry for Wallis Simpson, including a "Flamingo" brooch, a "Draperie" necklace, and a three-dimensional "panther". Grace Kelly possessed a diverse...
- clothing in the ancient world. His monograph on the topic, Les secrets de la draperie antique was published with the Pontifical Academy of Archaeology in 1931...
- The Drapery Court (French: Gilde Drapière or Tribunal de la Draperie, Dutch: Lakengilde) also called the Chamber of Commerce in the eighteenth century...
- considered here. "Les collections du département des arts graphiquesDraperie enveloppant les jambes d'une figure ****ise – VINCI Leonardo da". arts-graphiques...
- following works : Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1761). "L'Art de la Draperie". Description des Arts et Métiers. Paris: Chez Saillant & Nyon. p. 150...
- with hardly any full nude figures, but partial or with the technique of draperie mouillée ("wet cloths"), light dresses and attached to the body, such as...