drape
Noun · VerbUS[dreyp]/dreɪp/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Verb (4)drapes, draped, draping
- arrange in a particular way“drape a cloth”More general arrange, set upInvolves fold, fold up
- place casually“The cat draped herself on the sofa”More general arrange, set up
- cover as if with clothing“the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”Synonyms: clothecloakrobeMore general cover, spread over
- cover or dress loosely with cloth“drape the statue with a sheet”More general cover
Noun (3)drapes
- hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)Synonyms: curtaindraperymantlepallType of blind, furnishingKinds theater curtain, frontal, festoon, net curtain, drop curtain, shower curtain, portiereParts eyelet, eyehole
- the manner in which fabric hangs or falls“she adjusted the drape of her skirt”Type of manner, mode
- a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contaminationType of covering
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Drape (drāp), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Draped; present participle & verbal noun Draping.]
Origin: 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.
The whole people were draped professionally.— Thomas DeQuincey
These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling, falling, through the night, Have draped the woods and mere.— George W. Bungay
2. To rail at; to banter. obsolete Sir William Temple
Drape intransitive verb
1. To make cloth. obsolete Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54