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DRAPING
Etymology
Noun
draping (plural drapings)
That which drapes.
Material used as a drape.
Verb
draping
present participle of drape
Source: Wiktionary
DRAPE
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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