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Drape

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Noun

1. curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

2. drape

the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

Example Sentences:
'she adjusted the drape of her skirt'

3. drape

a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination

Verb

4. drape

arrange in a particular way

Example Sentences:
'drape a cloth'

5. drape

place casually

Example Sentences:
'The cat draped herself on the sofa'

6. cloak, clothe, drape, robe

cover as if with clothing

Example Sentences:
'the mountain was clothed in tropical trees'

7. drape

cover or dress loosely with cloth

Example Sentences:
'drape the statue with a sheet'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Drape

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verb
1. (transitive)
to hang or cover with flexible material or fabric, usually in folds; adorn
2. 
to hang or arrange or be hung or arranged, esp in folds
3. (transitive)
to place casually and loosely; hang
she draped her arm over the back of the chair
noun
4. (often plural)
a cloth or hanging that covers something in folds; drapery
5. 
the way in which fabric hangs

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Drape

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verb transitiveWord forms: draped or ˈdraping
1. 
to cover, hang, or decorate with or as with cloth or clothes in loose folds
2. 
to arrange (a garment, cloth, etc.) artistically in folds or hangings
verb intransitive
3. 
to hang or fall in folds, as a garment, cloth, etc.
noun
4. 
a. 
cloth hanging in loose folds, or hanging loosely from the thing that it covers
a surgical drape
b. 
a heavy curtain that hangs in loose folds; esp., either of a pair of such curtains
5. 
the manner in which cloth hangs or is cut to hang, as in a garment

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Drape

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v. draped, drap·ing, drapes
v.tr.
1. To cover, hang, or decorate with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure.
2. To arrange or let fall in loose folds: draping the banner from the balcony.
3. To hang or rest limply: draped my legs over the chair.
v.intr.
To fall or hang in loose folds: arranged the cloth to drape over the table legs.
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.

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