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drape (dr p)v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr.1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. See Synonyms at clothe. 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 cloth arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or treatment or during surgery, designed to provide a sterile field around the area being examined or treated or around the operative incision. 3. The way in which cloth falls or hangs: adjusted the drape of the gown.
[Middle English drapen, to weave, from Old French draper, from drap, cloth, from Late Latin drappus.] |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Adj. | 1. | draped - covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks"covered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" | | 2. | draped - covered in folds of cloth; "velvet-draped windows"curtained - furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies; "a curtained alcove" |
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