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- Dictionarydrape/dreɪp/
verb
- 1. arrange (cloth or clothing) loosely or casually on or round something: "she draped a shawl around her shoulders"
noun
- 1. long curtains: North American "Katherine pulled back the heavy velvet drapes"
- 2. the way in which a garment or fabric hangs: "by fixing the band lower down you obtain a fuller drape in the fabric"
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DRAPE definition: 1. to put something such as cloth or a piece of clothing loosely over something: 2. to be loosely…. Learn more.
The meaning of DRAPE is to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth. How to use drape in a sentence. to cover or adorn with or as if with folds of cloth; to cause to hang or stretch out loosely or carelessly; to arrange in flowing lines or folds…
Drapes are pieces of heavy fabric that you hang from the top of a window and can close to keep the light out or stop people looking in. [US] He pulled the drapes shut, locked the door behind him. regional note: in BRIT, use curtains. More Synonyms of drape. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
The drape of fabric or material is the way it looks — the shape it takes — when it's hanging. If you're sewing a dress, you need to use fabric with the right sort of drape. You can describe the drape of a piece of velvet or cotton — and you can also use drape to mean "curtain."
Drape definition: to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery. . See examples of DRAPE used in a sentence.
n. 1. A drapery; a curtain. 2. A paper or cloth covering placed over a patient's body during medical examination or treatment, designed to provide privacy or a sterile operative field. 3. The way in which cloth falls or hangs: adjusted the drape of the gown.
Definition of drape verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DRAPE meaning: 1. to put something such as cloth or a piece of clothing loosely over something: 2. to be loosely…. Learn more.
drape meaning, definition, what is drape: to put something somewhere so that it ha...: Learn more.
Drape Definition. To cover, hang, or decorate with or as with cloth or clothes in loose folds. To arrange (a garment, cloth, etc.) artistically in folds or hangings. To hang or rest limply.
