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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024drape /dreɪp/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], draped, drap•ing, n. v. - to cover or hang with cloth, esp. in graceful folds:pictures draped with ribbons.
- to adjust (fabric, etc.) into graceful folds:carefully draped the fabric over the lectern.
- to arrange, hang, or let fall carelessly:to drape a towel on a doorknob.
n. [countable] - Furniturea curtain, usually of heavy fabric and long length, esp. one of a pair drawn open and shut across or hung at the sides of a window.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drape (drāp),USA pronunciation v., draped, drap•ing, n. v.t. - to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, esp. in graceful folds;
adorn with drapery. - to adjust (curtains, clothes, etc.) into graceful folds, attractive lines, etc.
- to arrange, hang, or let fall carelessly:Don't drape your feet over the chair!
- Medicine, Surgeryto place cloth so as to surround (a part to be examined, treated, or operated upon).
- Building(in reinforced-concrete construction) to hang (reinforcement) in a certain form between two points before pouring the concrete.
- Heraldryto put a black cravat on (a flagstaff ) as a token of mourning.
v.i. - to hang, fall, or become arranged in folds, as drapery:This silk drapes well.
n. - Furniturea curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, esp. either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Furnitureeither of a pair of similar curtains extending or draped at the sides of a window, French doors, or the like as decoration.
- manner or style of hanging:the drape of a skirt.
- Middle French draper, derivative of drap cloth (see drab1)
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: drape /dreɪp/ vb - (transitive) to hang or cover with flexible material or fabric, usually in folds; adorn
- to hang or arrange or be hung or arranged, esp in folds
- (transitive) to place casually and loosely; hang
n - (often plural) a cloth or hanging that covers something in folds; drapery
- the way in which fabric hangs
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French draper, from drap piece of cloth; see drab1 |