drapes
plural of drape
drapes pl (plural only)
Heavy cloth hung over a window.
• curtains
drapes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drape
• Padres, Persad, dreaps, padres, parsed, rasped, repads, spader, spared, spread
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
23 December 2024
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