drape Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
curtain; pall; drapery; mantle.
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noun the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
- she adjusted the drape of her skirt
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noun a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
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verb arrange in a particular way
- drape a cloth
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verb place casually
- The cat draped herself on the sofa
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verb cover as if with clothing
robe; cloak; clothe.
- the mountain was clothed in tropical trees
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verb cover or dress loosely with cloth
- drape the statue with a sheet
WordNet
Drape transitive verb
Etymology
F.Wordforms
Definitions
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To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.The whole people were draped professionally. De Quincey.
These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling, falling, through the night, Have draped the woods and mere. Bungay.
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To rail at; to banter. Obs. Sir W. Temple.
Drape intransitive verb
Definitions
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To make cloth. Obs. Bacon. -
To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.