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OH. Did you mean clothes CapK? I was wondering why you would be (seemingly) buying curtains all that often. I assumed (now I see, maybe wrongly) that you were decorating your new place.
In Québec, draperies (used in both English and French) can mean the whole shebang - filmy gauze that goes underneath or heavy-weight/ornate material that goes on top.
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To me, draperies are very ornate clothing, like an old-fashioned ball gown with lots of shawls and things draped over the woman in question. A draper's would be a shop for buying fabrics.
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Interestingly, in my edition of Black's Law Dictionary, the term "material witness" does not appear.
A more-recent edition defines the term, in two separate places. The two definitions are not entirely consistent, but have the same general thrust:
Material witness. A person who can give testimony no one else, or at least very few, can give. In an important criminal case, a material witness may sometimes be held by the government against his or her will. He may be the victim or an eye witness."
Witness [subhead: Material witness]. In criminal trial, a witness whose testimony is crucial to either the defense or prosecution. In most states, he may be required to furnish bond for his appearance and, for want of surety, he may be confined until he testifies.
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According to a recent interview on NPR (That's the US'n ABC for all y'all Ozzies) the rights of material witnesses are practically non-existent unless they have been actually accused of a crime.
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In reply to:
NPR (That's the US'n ABC for all y'all Ozzies)
So that's why US'ns can't spell. They've got a different alphabetical order. 
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According to a recent interview on NPR (That's the US'n ABC for all y'all Ozzies) the rights of material witnesses are practically non-existent unless they have been actually accused of a crime.S'right! I have no rights at all when Sandra wants to go shopping. I'm a material witness - and carrier - completely against my will. 
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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<< I have no rights at all when Sandra wants to go shopping.
Except, perhaps, the right to remain silent?
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Except, perhaps, the right to remain silent?
No. But sometimes I have the sense to remain silent ...
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>Another interesting difference between your side of the pond and ours Funny, I wouldn't use the term drapery in the same context either, perhaps it is more Zild than Pom? On the other hand, I note that the usage seems to be backed up by the UK fashion and footwear industry http://www.drapersrecord.com/index2.html. I think that the term is more used by market analysts than shoppers here.
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