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DRAPE
curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall
(noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
drape
(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
drape
(noun) the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; “she adjusted the drape of her skirt”
drape
(verb) arrange in a particular way; “drape a cloth”
drape
(verb) place casually; “The cat draped herself on the sofa”
clothe, cloak, drape, robe
(verb) cover as if with clothing; “the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drape (plural drapes)
(UK) A curtain; a drapery.
(textiles) The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
(US) A member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square
A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.
Verb
drape (third-person singular simple present drapes, present participle draping, simple past and past participle draped)
(transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery
(transitive) To spread over, cover.
To rail at; to banter.
To make cloth.
To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc, as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
To hang or rest limply
Anagrams
• Padre, dreap, padre, pared, raped, repad
Source: Wiktionary
Drape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Draped; p. pr. & vb. n. Draping.] Etym: [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. De Quincey. These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white, Soft falling, falling, through the night, Have draped the woods and mere. Bungay.
2. To rail at; to banter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Drape, v. i.
1. To make cloth. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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