[
drr-AH] (n. m.) Now, you've got your first apartment, err—let's not get ahead of ourselves—your first rented room in a college boy flat frat. So let's cover the basic needs: a mattress, a book shelf, a desk, halogen floor lamp and two sets of
sheets. Why two? Well, one for the bed and one to hang as curtains, of course. The age-old slacker-boy practice of eschewing proper
drapery for
sheets pinned up with tacks probably comes their knowledge of the French language (I mean, right?). The meaning of French word
draps evolved from simply
cloth to the modern
bed sheets. Furthermore, if you want to say
drapery in French you say
draperie. Now, go buy some.