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drape

[dreyp]

verb (used with object)

draped, draping 
  1. to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.

  2. to adjust (curtains, clothes, etc.) into graceful folds, attractive lines, etc.

  3. to arrange, hang, or let fall carelessly.

    Don't drape your feet over the chair!

  4. Medicine/Medical, Surgery.to place cloth so as to surround (a part to be examined, treated, or operated upon).

  5. (in reinforced-concrete construction) to hang (reinforcement) in a certain form between two points before pouring the concrete.

  6. to put a black cravat on (a flagstaff ) as a token of mourning.



verb (used without object)

draped, draping 
  1. to hang, fall, or become arranged in folds, as drapery.

    This silk drapes well.

noun

  1. a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.

  2. either of a pair of similar curtains extending or draped at the sides of a window, French doors, or the like as decoration.

  3. manner or style of hanging.

    the drape of a skirt.

drape

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to hang or cover with flexible material or fabric, usually in folds; adorn

  2. to hang or arrange or be hung or arranged, esp in folds

  3. (tr) to place casually and loosely; hang

    she draped her arm over the back of the chair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (often plural) a cloth or hanging that covers something in folds; drapery

  2. the way in which fabric hangs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • drapable adjective
  • drapeable adjective
  • drapability noun
  • drapeability noun
  • ˈ貹 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drape1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French draper, derivative of drap cloth ( drab 1 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drape1

C15: from Old French draper, from drap piece of cloth; see drab 1
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Ms Logan's coffin, draped in the Union flag, was carried atop an aerial ladder platform fire engine.

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Near 1st and Alameda streets on Monday, 46-year-old Christopher Kim draped a South Korean flag over his back like a cape.

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They wrapped the ballpark’s columns in USC decor and draped the railings in cardinal and gold.

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As my friend and I began to sweat, Samundra arrived with cold compresses and draped them across our necks.

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On the walkway into the building are photographs showing Biden's visit in 2022, with the building site draped in the Stars and Stripes and a banner saying "a future Made in America".

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