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Aperies
Apery Ap"er*y, n.; pl. Aperies. 1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] --Kingsley. 2. The practice of aping; an apish action. --Coleridge.
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.
Fopperies
Foppery Fop"per*y, n.; pl. Fopperies. [From Fop.] 1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly. 2. Folly; foolery. Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter My sober house. --Shak.
Naperies
Napery Na"per*y, n.; pl. Naperies. [OF. naperie, fr. nape a tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See Map, and cf. Apron, Napkin.] Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general. [Obs.] --Gayton.

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- Look up peries in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peiris, Peries or Pieris (Sinhalese: පීරිස්) is a surname attributed to the Sinhalese people of Sri...
- Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She...
- Sinhala Cinema. Lester James Peries was born on 5 April 1919 in Dehiwela, Colombo, Ceylon. His father, Dr. James Francis Peries, studied medicine in Scotland...
- Pery may refer to: William Pery, 1st Baron Glentworth (1721–1794), Anglican Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Edmund Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick...
- married to the most prolific Sri Lankan film director Dr. Lester James Peries. Peries began her education in Avissawella, then later enrolled to Visakha Vidyalaya...
- William Pery may refer to: William Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick, Irish peer and politician William Pery, 1st Baron Glentworth, Anglican bishop in Ireland...
- Sri-Lankan art. Peries grew up in Dehiwela, on the Western s**** of Sri Lanka, looking towards the Laccadive sea. His father Dr. James Francis Peries had studied...
- Fredrick Peries, KBE (12 May 1905 – 21 September 1967) was the 4th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Serving as Deputy Speaker, Peries first became...
- Mount Everest expedition of 2016. Peries has also climbed Mount Kalapattar in Nepal and Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia. Peries, along with Kuru-Utumpala, prepared...
- Edmund Pery may refer to: Edmund Pery, 1st Viscount Pery, Irish politician Edmund Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick, Irish peer and politician Edmund Pery, 5th...