[syn: clothe, cloak, drape, robe]
4. cover or dress loosely with cloth;
- Example: "drape the statue with a sheet"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Drape \Drape\ (dr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Draping.] [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d
Drab.]
1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as
with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.
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The whole people were draped professionally. --De
Quincey.
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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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2. To rail at; to banter. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Drape \Drape\, v. i.
1. To make cloth. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for
hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
drape
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
[syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall]
2: the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the
drape of her skirt"
3: a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a
medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the
possibility of contamination
v 1: arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth"
2: place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
3: cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in
tropical trees" [syn: clothe, cloak, drape, robe]
4: cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a
sheet"