Drapier's Letters
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A series of letters written by Dean Swift to the people of Ireland and published in 1724, advising them not to take the "copper money coined by William
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Drapier's Letters” mean?
A series of letters written by Dean Swift to the people of Ireland and published in 1724, advising them not to take the "copper money coined by William
Is “Drapier's Letters” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.